# CVE-2018-18711: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> A CSRF vulnerability in WUZHI CMS allows attackers to change the super administrator's 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:** 27 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-38c3-62jh-m8g6

## What is CVE-2018-18711?

CVE-2018-18711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wuzhicms Wuzhicms, published on 27 Oct 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 WUZHI CMS 4.1.0. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can change the super administrator's password via index.php?m=core&f=panel&v=edit_info.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18711?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wuzhicms Wuzhicms.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18711 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18711 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wuzhicms Wuzhicms, published on 27 Oct 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-2018-18711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wuzhicms Wuzhicms. 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-2018-18711/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18711/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18711
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18711
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18711

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18711/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.