#VU46007 Cross-site request forgery in Datasette

Vulnerability identifier: #VU46007

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Datasette
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Simon Willison

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 perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Datasette: 0.7 - 0.45

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External links
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-DATASETTE-598229
https://github.com/simonw/datasette/commit/7f10f0f7664d474c1be82bf668829e3b736a3d2b
https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/918

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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.