LayerBB up to 1.1.3 System Settings admin/general.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LayerBB up to 1.1.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin/general.php of the component System Settings. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-16531. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LayerBB up to 1.1.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file admin/general.php of the component System Settings. 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. The summary by CVE is:

LayerBB before 1.1.4 has multiple CSRF issues, as demonstrated by changing the System Settings via admin/general.php.

The weakness was shared 09/20/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-16531 since 09/19/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/general.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47403). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LayerBB 1.1.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/19/2019 🔍
09/20/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/20/2019 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2025 +2168 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 154549
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-16531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-16531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-142009
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2019 10:53
Updated: 08/27/2025 18:51
Changes: 09/20/2019 10:53 (53), 08/31/2020 12:23 (1), 12/26/2023 14:44 (6), 12/26/2023 14:45 (1), 08/27/2025 18:51 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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