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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-4131
CVE-2021-4131:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
LiveHelperChat was found to be vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) as identified in CVE-2021-4131. The vulnerability was discovered in December 2021 and affected the LiveHelperChat application (CVE-MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability allowed potential CSRF attacks due to insufficient token validation in the application. This was specifically related to the cache expiration functionality in the system. The issue was addressed through the implementation of CSRF token validation in the expirecache.php module (GitHub-Commit).
Impact
If exploited, this CSRF vulnerability could allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to cache manipulation and other system modifications (Huntr-Report).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched through a code update that implemented proper CSRF token validation. The fix included adding token validation checks and implementing proper error handling for invalid tokens (GitHub-Commit).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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