CVE-2015-2680

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MetalGenix GeniXCMS before 0.0.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add an administrator account via a request in the users page to gxadmin/index.php.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.10% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory metalgenix.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://blog.metalgenix.com/update-security-fix-and-add-newsletter-module/16 vendor advisory
https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/7
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/119391 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73299 vdb entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36321 exploit
https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/commit/698245488343396185b1b49e7482ee5b25541815
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130772/GeniXCMS-0.0.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html exploit
http://blog.metalgenix.com/genixcms-v0-0-2-release-security-and-bug-fixes/17 patch
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2015-5234.php exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2680?
CVE-2015-2680 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2680?
To fix CVE-2015-2680, 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-2015-2680 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2680 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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