CVE-2018-20188 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published 17 Dec 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Cross-site request forgery in FUEL CMS allows attackers to create 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-2018-20188?

CVE-2018-20188 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 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

FUEL CMS 1.4.3 has CSRF via users/create/ to add an administrator account.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20188?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-20188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6f8h-jgv8-3rw6.