CVE-2020-18457 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 12 Aug 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A CSRF vulnerability in bycms allows attackers to create admin accounts, leading to privilege escalation and potential site takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-18457?

CVE-2020-18457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in bycms v1.3.0 that can add an admin account via admin.php/ucenter/add.html.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-18457?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bycms Project Bycms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-18457?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-18457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-18457 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-18457 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p84x-27g5-qwqr.