VDB-39634 · CVE-2007-5918 · BID 26358

MS TopSites edit.php uname cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MS TopSites. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file edit.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument uname can lead to cross-site request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5918. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MS TopSites (version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file edit.php. The manipulation of the argument uname 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in edit.php in the MS TopSites add-on for PHP-Nuke does not verify that the uname parameter matches the current account, which allows remote authenticated users to change arbitrary accounts or change the SiteTitleName field as an arbitrary user via a modified uname value in an edit action to modules.php.

The weakness was shared 11/09/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5918 since 11/09/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:edit.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 SecurityFocus (BID 26358†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

11/06/2007 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2684 days 🔍
11/05/2017 +965 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39634
SecurityFocus: 26358 - Weblord.it MS-TopSites Unauthorized Access Vulnerability and HTML Injection Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 11/05/2017 08:29
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (45), 11/05/2017 08:29 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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