CVE-2017-8081 — HIGH (8.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

Poor cryptographic salt initialization in admin/inc/template_functions.php in GetSimple CMS 3.3.13 allows a network attacker to escalate privileges to an arbitrary user or conduct CSRF attacks via calculation of a session cookie or CSRF nonce.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cagintranetworks	Getsimple Cms	3.3.13_

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-338

References

https://github.com/GetSimpleCMS/GetSimpleCMS/issues/1224Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/GetSimpleCMS/GetSimpleCMS/issues/1224Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-8081?

CVE-2017-8081 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Poor cryptographic salt initialization in admin/inc/template_functions.php in GetSimple CMS 3.3.13 allows a network attacker to escalate privileges to an arbitrary user or conduct CSRF attacks via cal...

How severe is CVE-2017-8081?

CVE-2017-8081 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-8081?

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