Data Center Audit 2.6.2 POST dca_resetpw.php updateuser/pass/pass2/submit_reset cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability was found in Data Center Audit 2.6.2 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file dca_resetpw.php of the component POST Handler. The manipulation of the argument updateuser/pass/pass2/submit_reset results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-25177. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Data Center Audit 2.6.2. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the file dca_resetpw.php of the component POST Handler. The manipulation of the argument updateuser/pass/pass2/submit_reset with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Data Center Audit 2.6.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to reset administrator passwords without authentication by submitting crafted POST requests. Attackers can send requests to dca_resetpw.php with parameters updateuser, pass, pass2, and submit_reset to change the admin account password and gain administrative access.

The weakness was presented by Ihsan Sencan as 45831. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-25177 since 03/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:dca_resetpw.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (45831). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Data Center Audit

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• 2.6.2

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