CVE-2014-8073 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to add new users via CSRF in OpenMRS, requiring admin interaction.
- 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-2014-8073?
CVE-2014-8073 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 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 OpenMRS 2.1 Standalone Edition allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add a new user via a Save User action to admin/users/user.form.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8073?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openmrs Openmrs.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8073?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-8073 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8073 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5vf-gfhh-vxvg.