CVE-2018-8925 Cross-site request forgery in Photo Station

High 8.8 Published 8 Jun 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can hijack administrator authentication in Synology Photo Station via CSRF, leading to 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-2018-8925?

CVE-2018-8925 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Photo Station, published on 8 Jun 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/user.php in Synology Photo Station before 6.8.5-3471 and before 6.3-2975 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via the (1) username, (2) password, (3) admin, (4) action, (5) uid, or (6) modify_admin parameter.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8925?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Synology Photo Station.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8925?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8925 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-8925 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8925 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mqrx-5gr3-m8p8.