CVE-2008-5672 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 18 Dec 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can hijack user sessions via CSRF in PHParanoid, allowing unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users.

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-2008-5672?

CVE-2008-5672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 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

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in PHParanoid before 0.4 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that use (1) admin.php or (2) private messages.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5672?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phparanoid Phparanoid.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-5672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-86vj-9p94-mxqc.