Cross-site request forgery in Piwigo Piwigo

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU31344

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4613

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.6.2.

Vulnerable software versions

Piwigo: 2.6.0 - 2.6.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:piwigo_org:piwigo:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:piwigo_org:piwigo:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/103774
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125438/Piwigo-2.6.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
https://piwigo.org/bugs/view.php?id=0003055
https://piwigo.org/releases/2.6.2
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/610
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/623
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31916
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65811

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.