CakePHP up to 2.x/3.1.4 CSRF Protection _method cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in CakePHP up to 2.x/3.1.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CSRF protection. The manipulation of the argument _method results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-8379. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CakePHP up to 2.x/3.1.4. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component CSRF Protection. The manipulation of the argument _method 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

CakePHP 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.5 might allow remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism via the _method parameter.

The weakness was shared 01/26/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8379 since 12/01/2015. 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. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 3.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CakePHP 3.1.5
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

12/01/2015 🔍
01/26/2016 +56 days 🔍
01/26/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/06/2022 +2352 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 135301
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8379 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8379
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80664

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2016 09:30
Updated: 07/06/2022 09:52
Changes: 01/27/2016 09:30 (50), 07/05/2018 09:04 (8), 07/06/2022 09:52 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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