CVE-2015-1583

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in ATutor 2.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) create an administrator account via a request to mods/_core/users/admins/create.php or (2) create a user account via a request to mods/_core/users/create_user.php.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory edricteo.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130598/ATutor-LCMS-2.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72845 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/068b8aa37f24645c62235018fb8da340f60e2d18 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/0ee827317e497f1db86ddc5080b8af461e4595ce third party advisory patch
https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/af519cfb56da7312eecbb5812484fcbce08e4419 third party advisory patch
https://edricteo.com/cve-2015-1583-atutor-lcms-csrf-vulnerability/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1583?
CVE-2015-1583 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1583?
To fix CVE-2015-1583, 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-2015-1583 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1583 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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