# CVE-2018-15901: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Cross-site request forgery in e107 allows attackers to modify user details, including administrator passwords, by tricking victims into clicking malicious links.

- **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:** 28 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h66v-vp6w-hfpc

## What is CVE-2018-15901?

CVE-2018-15901 is a high-severity vulnerability in E107 E107, published on 28 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

e107 2.1.8 has CSRF in 'usersettings.php' with an impact of changing details such as passwords of users including administrators.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15901?

It affects 1 product.


Products: E107 E107.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-15901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-15901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in E107 E107

- [CVE-2021-27885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27885/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-10753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10753/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-50916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50916/): e107 CMS v3.2.1 - Upload restriction bypass (Authenticated [Admin])+ Server file override (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2022-50907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50907/): e107 CMS v3.2.1 - Admin Upload Restriction Bypass + RCE (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-50939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50939/): e107 CMS v3.2.1 - Upload Restriction Bypass with Path Traversal File Override (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15901 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-15901 is a high-severity vulnerability in E107 E107, published on 28 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-2018-15901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: E107 E107. 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-2018-15901/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15901/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15901
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15901
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15901

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15901/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.