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CVE-2022-27340:
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-27340 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability discovered in MCMS v5.2.7 via the /role/saveOrUpdateRole.do endpoint. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 22, 2022, affecting the MCMS content management system (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the role management functionality of MCMS, specifically in the /role/saveOrUpdateRole.do endpoint. This CSRF vulnerability allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions by tricking authenticated users into executing unwanted commands (CISA).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges and modify data by exploiting the CSRF weakness in the role management functionality (CISA).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a version newer than MCMS v5.2.7. Additionally, implementing proper CSRF tokens and validations in the application's forms and requests can help prevent such attacks (MING-SOFT).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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