SB2018041606 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Z-BlogPHP



SB2018041606 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Z-BlogPHP

Published: April 16, 2018 Updated: September 8, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018041606
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9169)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the app_id parameter in zb_users/plugin/AppCentre/plugin_edit.php script. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8893)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of the HTTP request origin in plugin_edit.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially specially crafted web page that may result in the ability to execute arbitrary PHP code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.