CVE-2022-40291 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in PHP Point of Sale version 19.0, by PHP Point of Sale, LLC

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can trick users into deleting accounts or creating admin accounts via CSRF, leading to account takeover and privilege escalation.

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-2022-40291?

CVE-2022-40291 is a high-severity vulnerability in PHP Point of Sale, published on 31 Oct 2022. 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 application was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, allowing an attacker to coerce users into sending malicious requests to the site to delete their account, or in rare circumstances, hijack their account and create other admin accounts.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40291?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phppointofsale Php Point of Sale.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40291?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-40291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h574-vqwj-2h27.

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