CVE-2019-5974 Cross-site request forgery in Contest Gallery

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack administrator authentication via CSRF in Contest Gallery, requiring an upgrade to secure the plugin.

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-2019-5974?

CVE-2019-5974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery, published on 5 Jul 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Contest Gallery versions prior to 10.4.5 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5974?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-5974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hfjc-7hm9-35pp.

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