Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable over the internet?

Yes, in the sense that an attacker can host a malicious page anywhere on the internet. If an authenticated ChurchCRM administrator visits that page while logged in, their browser can send forged deletion requests to the ChurchCRM instance, provided it is reachable from their network.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The attacker does not need direct access to ChurchCRM. However, exploitation depends on a victim who: - Is logged in to ChurchCRM with a role capable of deleting families, and - Visits attacker-controlled content (e.g., a website, email with HTML content, or embedded resource) that issues the crafted request.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this kind of vulnerability?

The safest pattern is to: - Require non-guessable CSRF tokens for all state-changing actions - Use HTTP POST (or other non-GET verbs) for destructive endpoints - Add explicit confirmation flows for irreversible operations Together, these ensure actions cannot be triggered silently by cross-site content.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

CSRF-Protected State-Changing Operation Failure (CWE-352) in ChurchCRM Family Deletion Endpoint

CVE-2026-40581

Published:

Apr 17, 2026

Status:

Deferred

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-74;CWE-89

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

SQL Injection via Unsanitized ID Parameter (CWE-89) in Pharmacy Sales and Inventory System /ajax.php

Database Compromise and Data Integrity Loss

April 27, 2026

CWE-863

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(8.5)

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in OpenClaw chat.send Session Management

Privilege Escalation and Unauthorized Session Control

April 27, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CWE:

CWE-352;CWE-862

Impact:

Unauthorized Data Deletion and Integrity Loss

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CWE:

CWE-352;CWE-862

Impact:

Unauthorized Data Deletion and Integrity Loss

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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CSRF-Protected State-Changing Operation Failure (CWE-352) in ChurchCRM Family Deletion Endpoint

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

SQL Injection via Unsanitized ID Parameter (CWE-89) in Pharmacy Sales and Inventory System /ajax.php

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(8.5)

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) in OpenClaw chat.send Session Management

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