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CVE-2015-8379: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

May 14, 2022 (updated January 14, 2023)

CakePHP 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.5 might allow remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism via the _method parameter.

References

  • bakery.cakephp.org/2015/11/29/cakephp_315_released.html
  • blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/01/request-parameter-method-may-lead-to.html
  • karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2016-01
  • packetstormsecurity.com/files/135301/CakePHP-3.2.0-CSRF-Bypass.html
  • seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/42
  • www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537317/100/0/threaded
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-556q-h4vr-pgh2
  • github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/0f818a23a876c01429196bf7623e1e94a50230f0
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8379

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.0.0-alpha before 3.1.5

Fixed versions

  • 3.1.5

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.1.5 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Source file

packagist/cakephp/cakephp/CVE-2015-8379.yml

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