#VU37746 Cross-site request forgery in Piwigo - CVE-2017-17827

Vulnerability identifier: #VU37746

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17827

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Piwigo
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Piwigo.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Piwigo 2.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via /admin.php?page=configuration§ion=main or /admin.php?page=batch_manager&mode=unit. An attacker can exploit this to coerce an admin user into performing unintended actions.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Piwigo: 2.9.2

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External links
https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/c3b4c6f7f0ddeaea492080fb8211d7b4cfedaf6f
https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/822
https://github.com/sahildhar/sahildhar.github.io/blob/master/research/reports/Piwigo_2.9.2/Cross%20Site%20Request%20Forgery%20in%20Piwigo%202.9.2.md

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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.