PT-2020-12163 · Chadha · Chadha Phpkb Standard Multi-Language

Published 2020-03-12 · Updated 2022-09-02 · CVE-2020-10493

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language version 9

Description The issue allows attackers to edit a glossary term using a crafted request, given the id. This is made possible by a CSRF vulnerability in the admin/edit-glossary.php file.

Recommendations For Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language version 9, consider implementing proper CSRF protection mechanisms to prevent unauthorized edits to glossary terms. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the admin/edit-glossary.php file 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-2020-10493

Affected Products

Chadha Phpkb Standard Multi-Language

References · 5

• 🔥 https://antoniocannito.it/phpkb3#cross-site-request-forgery-when-editing-a-glossary-term-cve-2020-10493 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://antoniocannito.it/?p=343#csrf16 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10493 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10493 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1553 · Telegram Post