CVE-2008-5583

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index.php in ProjectPier 0.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to perform actions as an administrator via the query string, as demonstrated by a delete project action.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory projectpier.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.projectpier.org/node/679 patch vendor advisory url repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27857 patch vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29016 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488294/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4734 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5583?
CVE-2008-5583 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5583?
To fix CVE-2008-5583, 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-2008-5583 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5583 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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