CVE-2011-4173 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator or moderator sessions via CSRF in Simple Machines Forum, requiring user interaction to execute malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4173?
CVE-2011-4173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.x before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators or moderators via vectors involving image files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3615. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4173?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simplemachines Smf.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4173?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-4173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj7r-xvvj-mxwm.