CVE-2007-5917

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/admin_account.php in Skalinks 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to add arbitrary privileged accounts as administrators via the admin_name, admin_password, admin_type, and Add_admin parameters.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3356 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27532 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.hackinginside.altervista.org/bug/skalinks_1_5_csrf.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38286 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483267/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5917?
CVE-2007-5917 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5917?
To fix CVE-2007-5917, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5917 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5917 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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