CVE-2014-2989 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Attackers can trick administrators into creating new admin accounts via CSRF, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover in TAO.
- 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-2014-2989?
CVE-2014-2989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 May 2014. 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 Open Assessment Technologies TAO 2.5.6 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create administrative accounts via a request to Users/add.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2989?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open Assessment Technologies Tao.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2989 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2989 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cx93-756x-qx5j.