# CVE-2017-10680: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Attackers can force users to change private albums to public via CSRF, exposing private data in Piwigo photo galleries.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jx9m-7vvf-jr57

## What is CVE-2017-10680?

CVE-2017-10680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 29 Jun 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 Piwigo through 2.9.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests to change a private album to public via a crafted request.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10680?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Piwigo Piwigo.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-10680?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10680 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-10680 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10680 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Piwigo Piwigo

- [CVE-2014-4648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4648/): Unspecified vulnerability in Piwigo before 2.6.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to a "security failure." (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-33361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33361/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-33362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33362/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-19213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19213/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32615/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10680 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-10680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Piwigo Piwigo, published on 29 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10680 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Piwigo Piwigo. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10680/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10680/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10680
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10680
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10680

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10680/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.