# CVE-2020-5783: Cross-site request forgery in IgniteNet HeliOS GLinq

> Attackers can perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users due to missing CSRF protection in the login functionality.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gxh6-66gr-m9jm

## What is CVE-2020-5783?

CVE-2020-5783 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IgniteNet HeliOS GLinq, published on 23 Sep 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

In IgniteNet HeliOS GLinq v2.2.1 r2961, the login functionality does not contain any CSRF protection mechanisms.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5783?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ignitenet Helios Glinq.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5783?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5783 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5783 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IgniteNet HeliOS GLinq

- [CVE-2020-5782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5782/): Denial of service in IgniteNet HeliOS GLinq (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-5781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5781/): Cross-site scripting in IgniteNet HeliOS GLinq (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5783 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5783 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IgniteNet HeliOS GLinq, published on 23 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5783 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IgniteNet HeliOS GLinq. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5783/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5783/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5783
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5783
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5783

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5783/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.