CVE-2020-23451
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk44th percentile - higher than 44% of all known CVEs
Summary
A CSRF vulnerability in Spiceworks version 7.5.00107 and earlier allows an attacker to perform privilege escalation via the /settings/v1/users function. The attack forces an administrator to execute unintended actions, potentially leading to full application compromise.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves unauthorized privilege escalation by an attacker, which could result in full compromise of the Spiceworks system and access to sensitive organizational data.
Recommendation
Immediately update Spiceworks to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability. Additionally, implement CSRF protection mechanisms such as anti-CSRF tokens.
Other vulnerabilities in Spiceworks
Original NVD description (English source)
Spiceworks Version <= 7.5.00107 is affected by CSRF which can lead to privilege escalation via "/settings/v1/users" function.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

