Mambo CMS 'index.php' Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

BID:49315

Info

Mambo CMS 'index.php' Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 49315
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 26 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:41AM
Credit: Caddy-Dz
Vulnerable: Mambo Mambo Open Source 4.6.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mambo CMS 'index.php' Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Mambo CMS is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue by tricking an unsuspecting user into visiting a malicious Web page. The page will consist of specially crafted script code designed to perform some action on the attacker's behalf.

Successful exploits will allow attackers to run privileged commands on the affected device.

Mambo CMS 4.6.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Mambo CMS 'index.php' Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

Mambo CMS 'index.php' Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Mambo CMS 'index.php' Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

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