CVE-2017-20062Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator account creation via unprotected POST requests

Published Jun 20, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025

Cross-site request forgery in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts via a crafted webpage. The user/add and designer/preview handlers accept state-changing POST requests without CSRF protection, including account-type and layout values. Exploitation requires a logged-in victim to visit attacker-controlled content; it can create an administrator account or inject script into a preview.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts via a crafted webpage. The user/add and designer/preview handlers accept state-changing POST requests without CSRF protection, including account-type and layout values. Exploitation requires a logged-in victim to visit attacker-controlled content; it can create an administrator account or inject script into a preview.

The record

CVE
CVE-2017-20062
Published
Jun 20, 2022
Updated
Apr 15, 2025
Vendor
HASOMED GmbH
Product
Elefant
Classifications
CWE-352, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 20, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.3.12-RC

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

HASOMED GmbH · Elefantversion=1.3.12-RC

Published CVSS scores

5.0VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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