CVE-2011-5131

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in global.php in MyBB before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of a user for requests that change the user's language via the language parameter.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory mybb.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://dev.mybb.com/issues/1729
http://www.osvdb.org/77327 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/46951 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71462 vdb entry
http://blog.mybb.com/2011/11/25/mybb-1-6-5-released-feature-update-security-maintenance-release/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50816 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-5131?
CVE-2011-5131 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-5131?
To fix CVE-2011-5131, 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-2011-5131 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-5131 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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