CVE-2026-49871
CriticalCVSS 9.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk13th percentile — higher than 13% of all known CVEs
Summary
The CSRF vulnerability in the cas-auth plugin under default configurations allows a remote attacker to authenticate the victim's browser as a different identity. Actions taken by the victim are then attributed to the attacker's identity.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's identity, leading to unauthorized access to the organization's resources and data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
Original NVD description (English source)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the cas-auth plugin under default configurations. This defect allows a remote attacker that manages to send a victim to a webpage controlled by them can cause the victim's browser to become authenticated as a different identity. Actions the victim takes upstream are then attributed to attackers identity. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 3.0.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.