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CVE-2018-25334

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.14%

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CVE-2018-25334 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Zechat 1.5 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to change a user's information by bypassing anti-CSRF protections. The application uses a CSRF token, but an attacker can use the hashtag parameter to inject an encoded payload and bypass the CSRF protection, allowing for unauthorized changes to user data. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Zechat 1.5 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to change a user's information by bypassing anti-CSRF protections. The application uses a CSRF token, but an attacker can use the hashtag parameter to inject an encoded payload and bypass the CSRF protection, allowing for unauthorized changes to user data. This can be exploited by tricking a user into submitting a crafted form or by using a script to obtain and set the CSRF token.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS 4.0
5.3/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.14%

4.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

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Timeline

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Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-25334?
Zechat 1.5 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to change a user's information by bypassing anti-CSRF protections. The application uses a CSRF token, but an attacker can use the hashtag parameter to inject an encoded payload and bypass the CSRF protection, allowing for unauthorized changes to user data. This can be exploited by tricking a user into submitting a crafted form or by using a script to obtain and set the CSRF token.
How severe is CVE-2018-25334?
CVE-2018-25334 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-25334?
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Source: NVD / NIST