CVE-2012-4059 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack user sessions to change security questions via CSRF in SocketMail Pro, requiring user interaction.

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-2012-4059?

CVE-2012-4059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in home/secretqtn.php in SocketMail Pro 2.2.9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that change user security questions and answers via an upd action.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4059?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Socketmail Socketmail.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-4059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9wq5-j862-j69v.

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