CVE-2008-0164

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Plone CMS 3.0.5 and 3.0.6 allow remote attackers to (1) add arbitrary accounts via the join_form page and (2) change the privileges of arbitrary groups via the prefs_groups_overview page.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3754 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29361 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489544/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_Plone_CMS.pdf exploit
http://plone.org/about/security/advisories/cve-2008-0164
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41263 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0164?
CVE-2008-0164 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0164?
To fix CVE-2008-0164, 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-2008-0164 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0164 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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