CVE-2008-6729 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 20 Apr 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can hijack user sessions to modify account details via CSRF in PHPmotion.

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-2008-6729?

CVE-2008-6729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Apr 2009. 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 password.php in PHPmotion 2.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify an account via the (1) password or (2) email_address parameter.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6729?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpmotion Phpmotion.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6729?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-6729 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6729 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4244-mrv4-7597.