CVE-2020-22334: Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in beescms v4 allows attackers to delete the administrator acc

Routine

MEDIUM 6.5DOWNGRADE

CVE-2020-22334 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) affecting beescms. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in beescms v4 allows attackers to delete the administrator account via crafted request to /admin/admin_admin.php.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 69%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2023-05-08
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: beescms

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-05-08 14:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 03:04 UTCUpdated Record last modified

beescms beescms DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy beescms || rpm -q beescms || beescms --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison beescms sudo apt install beescms=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo apt-mark hold beescms

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list beescms sudo dnf downgrade beescms-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0> sudo dnf versionlock add beescms

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2020-22334?

beescms: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2020-22334 being exploited?

CVE-2020-22334 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2020-22334 affect?

CVE-2020-22334 affects beescms. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.5). Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in beescms v4 allows attackers to delete the administrator account via crafted request to /admin/admin_admin.php.

How urgent is CVE-2020-22334?

Priority 35/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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