Easy2Pilot 7 Password Parameter admin.php?action=add_user cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Easy2Pilot 7. This affects an unknown function of the file admin.php?action=add_user of the component Password Parameter Handler. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-37217. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Easy2Pilot 7. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file admin.php?action=add_user of the component Password Parameter Handler. 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:

Easy2Pilot 7 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to add unauthorized user accounts by tricking authenticated administrators into visiting malicious pages. Attackers can craft HTML forms targeting the admin.php?action=add_user endpoint with POST requests containing username and password parameters to create new administrative accounts without explicit user consent.

The weakness was disclosed by indoushka as 48099. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-37217 since 05/13/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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.

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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• Easy2Pilot

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• 7

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