CVE-2008-2571 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can trick administrators into modifying survey quotas via CSRF, requiring admin interaction to exploit.

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

What is CVE-2008-2571?

CVE-2008-2571 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Limesurvey Limesurvey, published on 6 Jun 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in LimeSurvey (formerly PHPSurveyor) before 1.71 allows remote attackers to change arbitrary quotas as administrators via a "modify quota" action.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2571?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Limesurvey Limesurvey.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2571?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2571 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-2571 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2571 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Limesurvey Limesurvey vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6vxv-878g-pj64.

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