CVE-2012-6518

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in mod.php in DiY-CMS 1.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create a poll via an add action to the poll module.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.71% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18804 exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0213.html exploit mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53266 vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75230 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49011 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/81562 vdb entry
http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=518 exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112224/DIY-CMS-1.0-Poll-XSS-CSRF-SQL-Injection.html exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6518?
CVE-2012-6518 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6518?
To fix CVE-2012-6518, 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-2012-6518 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6518 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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