CVE-2011-1482

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in mainfile.php in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add user accounts or (2) grant the administrative privilege to a user account, related to a Referer check that uses a substring comparison.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/advisories/%5Bphpnuke-8.x%5D_cross_site_request_forgery
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/30/8 mailing list exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/9 mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1482?
CVE-2011-1482 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1482?
To fix CVE-2011-1482, 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-2011-1482 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1482 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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