CVE-2017-12584 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Attackers can hijack user accounts by tricking victims into updating passwords without current password verification due to missing CSRF protection.
- 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-2017-12584?
CVE-2017-12584 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 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
There is no CSRF mitigation in SLiMS 8 Akasia through 8.3.1. Also, an entire user profile (including the password) can be updated without sending the current password. This allows remote attackers to trick a user into changing to an attacker-controlled password, a complete account takeover, via the passwd1 and passwd2 fields in an admin/modules/system/app_user.php changecurrent=true operation.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12584?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Slims Senayan Library Management System.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12584?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12584 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-12584 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12584 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqh4-579p-g57f.