CVE-2019-17676 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A CSRF vulnerability in MetInfo allows attackers to create unauthorized admin accounts by tricking administrators into visiting a malicious link.

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-2019-17676?

CVE-2019-17676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Metinfo Metinfo, published on 17 Oct 2019. 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

app/system/admin/admin/index.class.php in MetInfo 7.0.0beta allows a CSRF attack to add a user account via a doSaveSetup action to admin/index.php, as demonstrated by an admin/?n=admin&c=index&a=doSaveSetup URI.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17676?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Metinfo Metinfo.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-17676 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Metinfo Metinfo vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qp5v-vg56-5mjw.

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