Genixcms
CVE-2020-10057
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
GeniXCMS 1.1.7 is vulnerable to user privilege escalation due to broken access control. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-2680, in which "token" is used as a CSRF protection mechanism, but without validation that "token" is associated with an administrative user.
AnalysisAI
GeniXCMS 1.1.7 is vulnerable to user privilege escalation due to broken access control. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. GeniXCMS 1.1.7 is vulnerable to user privilege escalation due to broken access control. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-2680, in which "token" is used as a CSRF protection mechanism, but without validation that "token" is associated with an administrative user. Affected products include: Metalgenix Genixcms.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
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SQL injection vulnerability in Posts.class.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQ
SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
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In the Install Themes page in GeniXCMS 1.1.4, remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary PHP code via a .php file
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GeniXCMS 1.0.2 has SQL Injection in inc/lib/Control/Backend/menus.control.php via the menuid parameter. Rated high sever
SQL injection vulnerability in inc/lib/Control/Ajax/tags-ajax.control.php in GeniXCMS 0.0.8 allows remote authenticated
The media-file upload feature in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to conduct SSRF attacks via a URL, as de
SQL injection vulnerability in inc/lib/Control/Backend/posts.control.php in GeniXCMS 0.0.8 allows remote authenticated a
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MetalGenix GeniXCMS before 0.0.2 allows remote attackers to hijack th
Same weakness CWE-352 – Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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