CVE-2012-5683 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions via CSRF to create FTP users, inject SQL, or execute XSS in ZPanel.

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-2012-5683?

CVE-2012-5683 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2014. 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 ZPanel 10.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) create new FTP users via a CreateFTP action in the ftp_management module to the default URI, (2) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the inFullname parameter in an UpdateAccountSettings action in the my_account module to zpanel/, or (3) conduct SQL injection attacks via the inEmailAddress parameter in an UpdateClient action in the manage_clients module to the default URI.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5683?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zpanelcp Zpanel.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5683?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-5683 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5683 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xq2x-8w8c-2hw4.

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