CVE-2020-4040
CSRF issue on preview pages in Bolt CMS
8.6CVSSHIGH
Description
Bolt CMS before version 3.7.1 lacked CSRF protection in the preview generating endpoint. Previews are intended to be generated by the admins, developers, chief-editors, and editors, who are authorized to create content in the application. But due to lack of proper CSRF protection, unauthorized users could generate a preview. This has been fixed in Bolt 3.7.1
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
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Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Initial Access
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158299/Bolt-CMS-3.7.0-XSS-CSRF-Shell-Upload.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/4
seclists.org
https://github.com/bolt/bolt/commit/b42cbfcf3e3108c46a80581216ba03ef449e419f
github.com
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Timeline
Published
Jun 8, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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