CVE-2020-4040
Bolt CSRF Token Weakness
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
INFO
Published Date :
June 8, 2020, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 7, 2022, 1:25 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-4040 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-4040.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158299/Bolt-CMS-3.7.0-XSS-CSRF-Shell-Upload.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/4 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/bolt/bolt/commit/b42cbfcf3e3108c46a80581216ba03ef449e419f | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/bolt/bolt/pull/7853 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/bolt/bolt/security/advisories/GHSA-2q66-6cc3-6xm8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-4040 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 07, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158299/Bolt-CMS-3.7.0-XSS-CSRF-Shell-Upload.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158299/Bolt-CMS-3.7.0-XSS-CSRF-Shell-Upload.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/4 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bolt:bolt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 3.7.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:boltcms:bolt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 3.7.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/4 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158299/Bolt-CMS-3.7.0-XSS-CSRF-Shell-Upload.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bolt/bolt/commit/b42cbfcf3e3108c46a80581216ba03ef449e419f No Types Assigned https://github.com/bolt/bolt/commit/b42cbfcf3e3108c46a80581216ba03ef449e419f Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bolt/bolt/pull/7853 No Types Assigned https://github.com/bolt/bolt/pull/7853 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/bolt/bolt/security/advisories/GHSA-2q66-6cc3-6xm8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/bolt/bolt/security/advisories/GHSA-2q66-6cc3-6xm8 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-352 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bolt:bolt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.7.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 08, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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 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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-4040 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-4040
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.29 }} 0.04%
score
0.68299
percentile