CVE-2020-18889 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can force an admin to change their password via CSRF, leading to account takeover in puppyCMS.

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-2020-18889?

CVE-2020-18889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 May 2021. 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 puppyCMS v5.1 that can change the admin's password via /admin/settings.php.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-18889?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Puppycms Puppycms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-18889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-18889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-18889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-18889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r7wm-ppwg-gp9p.

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