CVE-2007-5109 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 26 Sep 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can change arbitrary user passwords and privilege levels via CSRF, leading to account takeover and privilege escalation.

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-2007-5109?

CVE-2007-5109 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2007. 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index.php in FlatNuke 2.6, and possibly 3, allows remote attackers to change the password and privilege level of arbitrary accounts via the user parameter and modified (1) regpass and (2) level parameters in a none_Login action, as demonstrated by using a Flash object to automatically make the request.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5109?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flatnuke Flatnuke.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5109?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5109 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-5109 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j47m-m564-x4jv, UBUNTU-CVE-2007-5109.