EmpireCMS 7.5 ListUser.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in EmpireCMS 7.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file e/admin/user/ListUser.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-18449. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in EmpireCMS 7.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file e/admin/user/ListUser.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

EmpireCMS 7.5 allows CSRF for adding a user account via an enews=AddUser action to e/admin/user/ListUser.php, a similar issue to CVE-2018-16339.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2018. The weakness was published 03/07/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-18449 since 10/17/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 141 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:e/admin/user/ListUser.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2018 🔍
10/17/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/07/2019 +141 days 🔍
03/08/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/29/2023 +1604 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131440

Entryinfo

Created: 03/08/2019 07:15
Updated: 07/29/2023 12:11
Changes: 03/08/2019 07:15 (52), 05/14/2020 15:55 (1), 07/29/2023 12:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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