CVE-2014-5100

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Omeka before 2.2.1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add a new super user account via a request to admin/users/add, (2) insert cross-site scripting (XSS) sequences via the api_key_label parameter to admin/users/api-keys/1, or (3) disable file validation via a request to admin/settings/edit-security.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.61% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory omeka.org Vendor Advisory omeka.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://omeka.org/codex/Release_Notes_for_2.2.1 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94689 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94690 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68707 vdb entry exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34100 exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127523/Omeka-2.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Cross-Site-Scripting.html exploit
http://www.zeroscience.mk/codes/omeka_csrfxss.txt exploit
http://omeka.org/blog/2014/07/16/omeka-2-2-1-security-update-released patch vendor advisory
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5193.php exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-5100?
CVE-2014-5100 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-5100?
To fix CVE-2014-5100, 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-2014-5100 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-5100 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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