CVE-2007-1520 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass CSRF protections in PHP-Nuke by exploiting improper validation of the HTTP_REFERER header, requiring user interaction.

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

What is CVE-2007-1520?

CVE-2007-1520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection in PHP-Nuke 8.0 and earlier does not ensure the SERVER superglobal is an array before validating the HTTP_REFERER, which allows remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1520?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpnuke Php-Nuke.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1520?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1520 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-1520 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1520 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cf65-qrmp-4447.

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