PT-2012-2172 · Public Knowledge · Public Knowledge Project Open Conference Systems

Mr_Me · Published 2012-09-23 · Updated 2016-09-20 · CVE-2011-5195

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Public Knowledge Project Open Conference Systems versions 2.3.4 and earlier

Description A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue exists in the index/manager/fileUpload endpoint, allowing remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that upload a PHP file. This can be exploited by tricking an administrator into performing unintended actions.

Recommendations For Public Knowledge Project Open Conference Systems versions 2.3.4 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the index/manager/fileUpload endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-5195

Affected Products

Public Knowledge Project Open Conference Systems

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/18266 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/18266 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47330 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5195 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/77995 · Note