MetalGenix GeniXCMS up to 0.0.0 Administrator Account gxadmin/index.php cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MetalGenix GeniXCMS up to 0.0.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file gxadmin/index.php of the component Administrator Account. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-2680. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MetalGenix GeniXCMS up to 0.0.0 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file gxadmin/index.php of the component Administrator Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MetalGenix GeniXCMS before 0.0.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add an administrator account via a request in the users page to gxadmin/index.php.

The weakness was released 03/23/2015 by Gjoko Krstic (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blog.metalgenix.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2680 since 03/23/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by LiquidWorm and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:gxadmin/index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 0.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (36321), SecurityFocus (BID 73299†) and OSVDB (119391†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-74454 and VDB-74455. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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
Author: LiquidWorm
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GeniXCMS 0.0.1
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 130772
Researcher: Gjoko Krstic
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2680 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2680
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74456
SecurityFocus: 73299 - GeniXCMS CVE-2015-2680 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
OSVDB: 119391

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

Created: 03/30/2015 12:41
Updated: 01/20/2025 04:04
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:41 (49), 04/15/2018 09:11 (17), 05/01/2022 15:31 (4), 01/20/2025 04:04 (14)
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