CVE-2010-5084

Description

The cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism in e107 before 0.7.23 uses a predictable random token based on the creation date of the administrator account, which allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add new users via e107_admin/users.php.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.madirish.net/?article=471
http://e107.org/comment.php?comment.news.872
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024351 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/41034 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-5084?
CVE-2010-5084 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-5084?
To fix CVE-2010-5084, 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-2010-5084 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-5084 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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