CVE-2023-44811
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 MooSocial v.3.1.8 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via the admin Password Change Function.
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 · moderate confidenceCSRF vulnerability in MooSocial v3.1.8 admin password change function allows remote attackers to trick authenticated administrators into unknowingly submitting requests that change their passwords. Since the admin panel typically provides access to system configuration and potentially code execution capabilities, compromising admin credentials can lead to full application compromise.
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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= 3.1.8CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm MooSocial versionLocate the version file or admin panel footer that displays the installed MooSocial version. Check files such as VERSION.txt, config/app.php, or the admin dashboard footer.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.1.8
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Verify admin panel is accessibleAttempt to access the admin login page at /admin or /administrator path. Confirm you can reach the authentication form.Affected if The admin panel is reachable and accepts authentication credentials
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Locate password change functionLog into the admin panel and navigate to the admin profile or user management section where administrators can change their own passwords.Affected if A password change form exists in the admin interface
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Inspect password change form for anti-CSRF protectionView the page source or inspect the HTML form elements for the presence of a CSRF token input field (commonly named _Token, csrf_token, security_token, or similar). Also check if the form submits to an endpoint that validates such tokens.Affected if The password change form lacks a visible CSRF token input field or the submitted request does not include a unique anti-CSRF token
You are affected if running MooSocial version 3.1.8 AND the admin password change form does not implement anti-CSRF token validation.
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 dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all admin-facing forms, especially the password change function. Additionally, enforce SameSite cookie attributes and validate Origin/Referer headers to provide defense-in-depth.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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