Cross-site request forgery in Piwigo

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU41506

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4614

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that use the (1) pwg.groups.addUser, (2) pwg.groups.deleteUser, (3) pwg.groups.setInfo, (4) pwg.users.setInfo, (5) pwg.permissions.add, or (6) pwg.permissions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Piwigo: 1.0.0 - 2.6.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:piwigo_org:piwigo:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:piwigo_org:piwigo:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:piwigo_org:piwigo:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://piwigo.org/bugs/view.php?id=0003055
https://piwigo.org/releases/2.6.2
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/623

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.