CVE-2020-18151
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in ThinkCMF v5.1.0, which allows attackers to add an administrator account to the system. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 25, 2019, and affects the administrative interface of ThinkCMF installations (GitHub Issue).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the administrator account creation functionality. When an administrator is logged in, the application fails to implement proper CSRF protections, allowing attackers to execute unauthorized account creation requests. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2020-18151 and received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to create unauthorized administrator accounts in the system when a legitimate administrator visits a malicious page. This could lead to complete compromise of the ThinkCMF installation as the attacker would gain administrative access to the system (GitHub Issue).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability affects ThinkCMF version 5.1.0. Users should upgrade to a patched version if available. Additionally, implementing proper CSRF tokens for administrative actions and validating them server-side can help prevent such attacks (NVD).

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