CVE-2016-20053 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Vulnerability Description

Redaxo CMS 5.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to create administrative user accounts by tricking authenticated administrators into visiting malicious pages. Attackers can craft HTML forms targeting the users endpoint with hidden fields containing admin credentials and account parameters to add new administrator accounts without user consent.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redaxo	Redaxo	5.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40708ExploitVDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/redaxo-cms-cross-site-request-forgery-via-uThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-20053?

CVE-2016-20053 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Redaxo CMS 5.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to create administrative user accounts by tricking authenticated administrators into visiting m...

How severe is CVE-2016-20053?

CVE-2016-20053 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-20053?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redaxo Redaxo.