CVE-2016-7904

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in CMS Made Simple before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create accounts via an admin/adduser.php request.

Category

8.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory cmsmadesimple.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95453 vdb entry third party advisory
http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/project/changelog/5392 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7904?
CVE-2016-7904 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7904?
To fix CVE-2016-7904, 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-2016-7904 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-7904 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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