CVE-2017-8081 Weak cryptography in n/a
Weak cryptographic salt initialization in GetSimple CMS allows attackers to calculate session cookies and CSRF nonces, enabling privilege escalation and CSRF attacks.
- 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-2017-8081?
CVE-2017-8081 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Apr 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
Poor cryptographic salt initialization in admin/inc/template_functions.php in GetSimple CMS 3.3.13 allows a network attacker to escalate privileges to an arbitrary user or conduct CSRF attacks via calculation of a session cookie or CSRF nonce.
Weakness: CWE-338
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cagintranetworks Getsimple Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rrq-p5gv-7828.