CVE-2008-7193 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 9 Sep 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can exploit session ID leakage in URLs to perform CSRF attacks, allowing profile modification or administrator account creation.

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-2008-7193?

CVE-2008-7193 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 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

PHPKIT 1.6.4 PL1 includes the session ID in the URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks by reading the PHPKITSID parameter from the HTTP Referer and using it in a request to (1) modify the user profile via upload_files/include.php or (2) create a new administrator via upload_files/pk/include.php.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7193?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpkit Phpkit.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7193?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7193 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-7193 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7193 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c93p-x52p-5f64.