CVE-2012-1297 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can trick administrators into deleting users, news, or newsletters via CSRF, compromising data integrity and administrative control.
- 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-2012-1297?
CVE-2012-1297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in main.php in Contao (formerly TYPOlight) 2.11.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) delete users via a delete action in the user module, (2) delete news via a delete action in the news module, or (3) delete newsletters via a delete action in the newsletters module.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1297?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Contao Contao Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1297 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1297 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c982-gvw7-5x8v.