CVE-2019-19854 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Serpico lacks CSRF tokens, allowing attackers to escalate privileges from User to Administrator via XSS.
- 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-2019-19854?
CVE-2019-19854 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2020. 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 Serpico (aka SimplE RePort wrIting and CollaboratiOn tool) 1.3.0. It does not use CSRF Tokens to mitigate against CSRF; it uses the Origin header (which must match the request origin). This is problematic in conjunction with XSS: one can escalate privileges from User level to Administrator.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Serpico Project Serpico.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-19854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g766-3fwj-gpj8.