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CVE-2012-1897

6.8 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Wolf CMS 0.75 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) delete users via…

Published Oct 1, 2012wolfcmsCWE-352EPSS 1.19%

Overview

CVE-2012-1897 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wolfcms wolf_cms. It was published on October 1, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Wolf CMS 0.75 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) delete users via the user id number to admin/user/delete; (2) delete pages via the page id number to admin/page/delete; delete the (3) images or (4) themes directory via the directory name to admin/plugin/file_manager/delete, and possibly other directories; or (5) logout the user via a request to admin/login/logout.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wolfcms. Update wolf_cms to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
wolfcmswolf_cms0Affected

References

Refpacketstormsecurity.org/files/111116/Wolfcms-0.75-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/48520Refwww.webapp-security.com/2012/03/wolfcms/Refwww.webapp-security.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Wolfcms-0.75-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-CSRF-XSS.txtRefpacketstormsecurity.org/files/111116/Wolfcms-0.75-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/48520Refwww.webapp-security.com/2012/03/wolfcms/Refwww.webapp-security.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Wolfcms-0.75-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-CSRF-XSS.txt

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1897?

CVE-2012-1897 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting wolfcms wolf_cms. It was published on October 1, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2012-1897?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-1897?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wolfcms. Update wolf_cms to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-1897?

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