Administrator account modification via forged edit request
Published Jul 8, 2021 · Updated Jul 9, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in XYHCMS 3.6 allows remote attackers to alter administrator account data through the editUser endpoint. The /xyhai.php?s=/Auth/editUser handler accepts a forged state-changing request and applies attacker-chosen name, email, and password values to the administrator account. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to interact with attacker-controlled content, enabling the account details and password to be overwritten.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in XYHCMS 3.6 allows remote attackers to alter administrator account data through the editUser endpoint. The /xyhai.php?s=/Auth/editUser handler accepts a forged state-changing request and applies attacker-chosen name, email, and password values to the administrator account. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to interact with attacker-controlled content, enabling the account details and password to be overwritten.
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- CVE
- CVE-2020-20586
- Published
- Jul 8, 2021
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
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- Unknown vendor
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- Unknown product
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- CWE-352
- Attack vector
- network
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- Jul 8, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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