CVE-2020-15516 Cross-Site Request Forgery in mm_forum

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting in the mm_forum extension for TYPO3 allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via CSRF, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2020-15516?

CVE-2020-15516 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jul 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

The mm_forum extension through 1.9.5 for TYPO3 allows XSS that can be exploited via CSRF.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15516?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mm Forum Project Mm Forum.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-15516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r67m-52qx-gfgc.

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