CVE-2018-17366 Mingsoft MCMS CSRF vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

A CSRF vulnerability in MCMS allows attackers to add administrator accounts, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.

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-2018-17366?

CVE-2018-17366 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 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 MCMS 4.6.5. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can add an administrator account via ms/basic/manager/save.do.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17366?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including net.mingsoft:ms-mcms. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
net.mingsoft:ms-mcms MavenAll versions to 4.6.5None
net.mingsoft:ms-mcms MavenAll versions to 4.6.5None

Products include Mingsoft Mcms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17366?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17366 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-17366 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m246-pv28-4r6f.

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