CVE-2016-2539 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

What is CVE-2016-2539?

CVE-2016-2539 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2017. 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 install_modules.php in ATutor before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that upload arbitrary files and execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors involving a crafted zip file.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2539?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Atutor Atutor.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2539?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-2539 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-2539 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2014-9753 Auth bypass in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16114 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-1000002 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-1000003 Privilege escalation in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-1000004 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-xx7x-j7hm-xqvx.