CVE-2008-7214 json
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in administrator/index2.php in MOStlyCE before 2.4, as used in Mambo 4.6.3 and earlier, all…
published 2009-09-11 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7173
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in administrator/index2.php in MOStlyCE before 2.4, as used in Mambo 4.6.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add new administrator accounts via the save task in a com_users action, as demonstrated using a separate XSS vulnerability in mambots/editors/mostlyce/jscripts/tiny_mce/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php.
Exploit prediction
0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/42531 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- bugreport.ir http://www.bugreport.ir/index_33.htm referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
osvdb.org
/42531
vdb-entry, exploit
-
bugreport.ir
/index_33.htm
exploit
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0325
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28670
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/39985
vdb-entry
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0444.html
mailing-list
- forum.mambo-foundation.org /showthread.php?t=10158
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/487128/100/200/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-7214
- NVD CVE-2008-7214
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