CVE-2023-47322
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk31th percentile - higher than 31% of all known CVEs
Summary
The 'userModify' feature in Silverpeas Core 6.3.1 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to privilege escalation. If an administrator visits a malicious URL while authenticated, the attacker can become an administrator user.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves an attacker gaining administrative privileges, leading to full compromise of the Silverpeas system and its data.
Recommendation
Immediately update Silverpeas Core to the latest version and implement CSRF protection mechanisms such as anti-CSRF tokens.
Other vulnerabilities in Silverpeas Core
See all- CVE-2023-47327Medium
The 'Create a Space' feature in Silverpeas Core 6.3.1 is reserved for administrators but suffers from broken access control, allowing any authenticated user to create a space by navigating to the correct URL.
- CVE-2023-47326High
Silverpeas Core 6.3.1 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via the Domain SQL Create function. An attacker can exploit this flaw to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of an authenticated user.
- CVE-2023-47325Medium
A vulnerability in Silverpeas Core 6.3.1 administrative 'Bin' feature allows a low-privileged user to access the bin, revealing all deleted spaces. The user can then restore or permanently delete these spaces.
- CVE-2023-47324Medium
Silverpeas Core 6.3.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the message/notification feature. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code into message content.
- CVE-2023-47323High
The notification/messaging feature of Silverpeas Core 6.3.1 does not enforce access control on the ID parameter. This allows an attacker to read all messages sent between other users; including those sent only to administrators.
- CVE-2023-47321Medium
Silverpeas Core 6.3.1 has an incorrect access control vulnerability in the 'Porlet Deployer' component, allowing administrators to deploy .WAR portlets. This could lead to unauthorized code execution or privilege escalation.
- CVE-2023-47320High
Silverpeas Core 6.3.1 and below contain an incorrect access control vulnerability. An attacker with low privileges can execute the administrator-only function of enabling maintenance mode, making the application unavailable to all users.
Original NVD description (English source)
The "userModify" feature of Silverpeas Core 6.3.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) leading to privilege escalation. If an administrator goes to a malicious URL while being authenticated to the Silverpeas application, the CSRF with execute making the attacker an administrator user in the application.