CVE-2010-1732
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 · uneditedCross-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 confidenceCSRF 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.
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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<= 1.2.2CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Zikula installation versionLocate 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.
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Verify users module is installed and enabledCheck 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.
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Confirm updateemail action is accessibleAttempt 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.
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Check for CSRF token validation on updateemailExamine 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.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade 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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