Description
Pydio Cells allows users by default to create so-called external users in order to share files with them. By modifying the HTTP request sent when creating such an external user, it is possible to assign the new user arbitrary roles. By assigning all roles to a newly created user, access to all cells and non-personal workspaces is granted.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Pydio Cells 4.1.2 - Unauthorised Role Assignments EDB-51496 · webapps · May 31, 2023
GitHub 2 repositories
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alaeddine03/CVE-2023-32749-PoC ★ 1 · Apr 6, 2026
Exploit for CVE-2023-32749 affecting Pydio Cells 4.1.2 and earlier
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xcr-19/CVE-2023-32749 ★ 0 · May 1, 2024
PoC for CVE-2023-32749 affecting Pydio Cells
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses
- 20230530 [RT-SA-2023-003] Pydio Cells: Unauthorised Role Assignments mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172645/Pydio-Cells-4.1.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2023-003/-pydio-cells-unauthorised-role-assignments