# CVE-2018-15844: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> A CSRF vulnerability in DamiCMS allows attackers to change the administrator password, leading to account takeover.

- **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:** 25 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-86mg-57gh-5q24

## What is CVE-2018-15844?

CVE-2018-15844 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2018. 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

An issue was discovered in DamiCMS 6.0.0. There is an CSRF vulnerability that can revise the administrator account's password via /admin.php?s=/Admin/doedit.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15844?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Damicms Damicms.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-15844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-15844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- DamiCMS 6.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Change Admin Password) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-16239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16239/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-21236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-21236/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-16331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16331/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-13031](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13031/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-18458](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18458/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15844 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-15844 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2018. 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-2018-15844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2018-15844/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15844/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15844
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15844
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15844

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15844/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.