CVE-2017-5476 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5476 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-5476 is a high-severity vulnerability in S9y Serendipity, published on 14 Jan 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-2017-5476 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: S9y Serendipity. 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-2017-5476/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5476/index.md)
Attackers can force logged-in users to install malicious event or sidebar plugins in Serendipity via CSRF.
- 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-2017-5476?
CVE-2017-5476 is a high-severity vulnerability in S9y Serendipity, published on 14 Jan 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
Serendipity through 2.0.5 allows CSRF for the installation of an event plugin or a sidebar plugin.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5476?
It affects 1 product.
Products include S9y Serendipity.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5476?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5476 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5476 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5476 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in S9y Serendipity
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vq55-x3j3-g3cj.