Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Tiki by Tiki Wiki CMS
CVE-2017-14925

8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Tiki

Status
Tikiwiki Cms\/groupware
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 September 2017

What is CVE-2017-14925?

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in Tiki Wiki CMS that allows authenticated users to potentially modify global permissions. This occurs when an administrator inadvertently visits a malicious webpage containing an IMG element. Utilizing vulnerabilities in tiki-objectpermissions.php, an attacker can manipulate permissions, paving the way for unauthorized users to gain administrator privileges. Updating to the latest versions is crucial to safeguard against these exploits.

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/28/13
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https://tiki.org/article449-Security-and-bug-fix-updates-...
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https://sourceforge.net/p/tikiwiki/code/63872
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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