CVE-2008-0472 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 29 Jan 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can trick moderators or administrators into deleting forum threads via a CSRF vulnerability in Woltlab Burning Board.

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-2008-0472?

CVE-2008-0472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jan 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in modcp.php in Woltlab Burning Board (wBB) 2.3.6 PL2 allows remote attackers to delete threads as moderators or administrators via a thread_del action.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0472?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Woltlab Burning Board.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-0472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2jwc-65g4-xvmm.