uTorrent Web GUI 0.315 Administrator Account /gui/index.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in uTorrent Web GUI 0.315. This affects an unknown part of the file /gui/index.php of the component Administrator Account. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-6586. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in uTorrent Web GUI 0.315 (Peer-to-Peer Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file /gui/index.php of the component Administrator Account. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in gui/index.php in µTorrent (uTorrent) WebUI 0.315 allows remote attackers to (1) hijack the authentication of users for requests that force the download of arbitrary torrent files via the add-url action and (2) hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify the administrator account via the setsetting action.

The weakness was published 04/17/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-6586 since 04/03/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:gui/index.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 databases at X-Force (41926), Exploit-DB (31672), SecurityFocus (BID 28847†) and OSVDB (44647†). Similar entries are available at VDB-47501, VDB-47499 and VDB-47498. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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

04/17/2008 🔍
04/18/2008 +1 days 🔍
04/26/2008 +8 days 🔍
04/03/2009 +341 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2174 days 🔍
12/24/2025 +3935 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6586 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6586
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47500
X-Force: 41926
SecurityFocus: 28847 - uTorrent WebUI Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
OSVDB: 44647 - TorrentFlux /gui/index.php Multiple Action CSRF

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/24/2025 21:22
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (53), 08/14/2017 10:20 (4), 12/24/2025 21:22 (27)
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