CVE-2023-40172
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs
Summary
CVE-2023-40172 affects the Social media skeleton project, which prior to version 1.0.5 did not properly restrict Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker could trick a victim into performing unintended actions on a website.
Risk Assessment
The lack of proper CSRF protections could lead to unauthorized access to user accounts and execution of unwanted actions on the site, posing a threat to the organization's data security.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to version 1.0.5 or later as soon as possible to protect against this type of attack.
Other vulnerabilities in Social media skeleton
See all- CVE-2023-39344Critical
The social-media-skeleton project has a SQL injection vulnerability that allows UNION based injections, which indirectly leads to remote code execution. A fix has been introduced in commit 3cabdd35c3d874608883c9eaf9bf69b2014d25c1.
- CVE-2023-40174Medium
CVE-2023-40174 affects the Social media skeleton project, which improperly manages the user session lifecycle. Versions prior to 1.0.5 did not adequately limit session duration, posing a risk of unauthorized access.
- CVE-2023-40173High
Social Media Skeleton prior to version 1.0.5 did not properly salt passwords, making them susceptible to cracking if an attacker gained access to hashed passwords.
- CVE-2023-39518Medium
The social-media-skeleton project, implemented using PHP, MySQL, CSS, JavaScript, and HTML, has a stored XSS vulnerability in versions 1.0.0 to 1.0.3. The issue is patched in version 1.0.3.
Original NVD description (English source)
Social media skeleton is an uncompleted/framework social media project implemented using a php, css ,javascript and html. A Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack is a type of malicious attack whereby an attacker tricks a victim into performing an action on a website that they do not intend to do. This can be done by sending the victim a malicious link or by exploiting a vulnerability in the website. Prior to version 1.0.5 Social media skeleton did not properly restrict CSRF attacks. This has been addressed in version 1.0.5 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.