PT-2018-18757 · Open Audit · Open-Audit Professional

Nilesh Sapariya + 1 · Published 2018-03-25 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8979

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Open-AudIT Professional version 2.1

Description The issue allows for Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, which can be used to modify user accounts or inject XSS sequences. This can be achieved by manipulating the credentials URI.

Recommendations For Open-AudIT Professional version 2.1, consider implementing CSRF protection mechanisms to prevent unauthorized modifications to user accounts and injection of XSS sequences. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the credentials URI to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8979

Affected Products

Open-Audit Professional

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44360 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://nileshsapariya.blogspot.ae/2018/03/csrf-to-xss-open-auditit-professional-21.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8979 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8979 · Security Note