tDiary cross-site request forgery

tdiary-xs-request-forgery (21735) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

tDiary is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery caused by improper validation of user supplied input. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL containing a malicious HTTP GET request allowing a remote attacker to conduct actions as another user, and execute arbitrary commands on the server.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of tDiary (2.0.2 stable or later), available from the tDiary Web site. See References.

References:

  • tDiary Web site: SourceForge.net: Project Info - tDiary.
  • BID-14500: TDiary Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
  • CVE-2005-2411: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in tDiary 2.1.1, and tDiary 2.0.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to conduct actions as another user, and execute commands on the server, via a URL that is activated by the user.
  • DSA-808: tdiary -- design error
  • OSVDB ID: 18604: tDiary URL Activation CSRF
  • SA16329: tDiary Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Debian Debian Linux 3.1
  • tdiary tdiary 2.0.1 stableandprior
  • tDiary tDiary 2.1.1

Reported:

Aug 08, 2005

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