CVE-2004-1703 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can force logged-in administrators to create unauthorized user accounts via malicious image tags in comments.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-1703?

CVE-2004-1703 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Fusion News 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to add user accounts, if the administrator is logged in, via a comment that contains an img bbcode tag that calls index.php with the signup action, which is executed when the administrator's browser loads the page with the img tag.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1703?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fusionphp Fusion News.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1703?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-1703 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1703 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-grc6-2v8g-8xww.

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