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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2019-12437
CVE-2019-12437:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
In SilverStripe through 4.3.3, the previous fix for SS-2018-007 did not completely mitigate the risk of Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GraphQL mutations (MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is related to the GraphQL implementation in SilverStripe CMS where the previous security patch (SS-2018-007) failed to fully address CSRF protection issues in GraphQL mutations. This created a potential security gap in the GraphQL API endpoints (Silverstripe Blog).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow attackers to perform unauthorized operations through GraphQL mutations by bypassing CSRF protections. This could potentially lead to unauthorized data modifications or actions being performed with the privileges of authenticated users (MITRE).
Mitigation and workarounds
The issue has been fixed in versions after SilverStripe 4.3.3. Users are advised to upgrade to a patched version to ensure proper CSRF protection for GraphQL mutations (MITRE).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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