Apache Roller: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CVE-2026-118411)
Apache Roller 5.0.1 through 6.1.6 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allowing an unauthenticated attacker to create an administrator account if a logged-in administrator opens a link controlled by the attacker.
CVE search metadata
CVE search record: CVE-2026-118411. Severity: high. CVSS: 8.8. KEV: no. Product: Roller (5.0.1 through 6.1.6). Brief: Apache Roller: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CVE-2026-118411). Brief link: https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-11-apache-roller-csrf-cve-2026-118411/
Triage facts
Revision 1- Applicability
- Roller (5.0.1 through 6.1.6)
- Evidence
- Unknown
- Severity
- High
- Sources
- 1 public source
- Freshness
- Revision 1Nov 11, 14:05 UTC
- Vulnerabilities
- 1 CVE
- Source quality
- A2Roughly even chance
Apache Roller 5.0.1 through 6.1.6 is affected by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The request-token check applied only to POST requests, while administrative actions also accepted GET requests. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to create an administrator account if a logged-in administrator opens a link controlled by the attacker. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Roller 6.1.7 or later.
Immediate actions
Upgrade to Apache Roller 6.1.7 or later.