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CVE-2010-1732

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-05-06
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.2.2 or later.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the users module in Zikula Application Framework before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the administrator email address (updateemail action).

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

CSRF vulnerability in Zikula Application Framework's users module allows remote attackers to trick authenticated administrators into changing their email address to an attacker-controlled address via the updateemail action, enabling potential account takeover.

MitigationUpgrade to Zikula 1.2.3 or later which includes anti-CSRF token protection for the users module, or implement synchronizer token pattern validation for the updateemail action.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Zikula Application FrameworkApplication
Affected:<= 1.2.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Zikula installation version
    Locate the version file or access the admin dashboard to view the installed Zikula version. Common paths include a version.php file in the root directory or the administration system information page.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.2.2 or any earlier version of the 1.2.x branch.
  2. Verify users module is installed and enabled
    Check the modules administration panel to confirm the users module is active on the Zikula installation.
    Affected if The users module is present and enabled on the system.
  3. Confirm updateemail action is accessible
    Attempt to access the updateemail action endpoint within the users module, or inspect the module code to verify the action handler exists and is not disabled.
    Affected if The updateemail action is present and reachable without being explicitly disabled.
  4. Check for CSRF token validation on updateemail
    Examine the source code of the users module, specifically the updateemail action handler, to determine if synchronizer token pattern validation or anti-CSRF token checks are implemented before processing the email change request.
    Affected if No CSRF token validation or synchronizer token pattern is found in the updateemail action code, meaning the request can be forged.

The environment is affected if running Zikula version 1.2.2 or lower with the users module enabled and the updateemail action lacking CSRF token protection.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.2.2
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Zikula 1.2.3 or later which includes anti-CSRF token protection for the users module, or implement synchronizer token pattern validation for the updateemail action.

Fix this in Zikula Application Framework Scoped from the published advisory
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