Headline
CVE-2023-40172: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in fobybus/social-media-skeleton
Social media skeleton is an uncompleted/framework social media project implemented using a php, css ,javascript and html. A Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack is a type of malicious attack whereby an attacker tricks a victim into performing an action on a website that they do not intend to do. This can be done by sending the victim a malicious link or by exploiting a vulnerability in the website. Prior to version 1.0.5 Social media skeleton did not properly restrict CSRF attacks. This has been addressed in version 1.0.5 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
A Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack is a type of malicious attack whereby an attacker tricks a victim into performing an action on a website that they do not intend to do. This can be done by sending the victim a malicious link or by exploiting a vulnerability in the website.
For example, an attacker could send a victim a malicious link that looks like it comes from a legitimate website. When the victim clicks on the link, it will submit a request to the website to transfer money from the victim’s account to the attacker’s account.
Patches
version 1.0.5 is patched version
Impact
The attacker could use the victim’s email address to impersonate the victim. This could be used to commit fraud or to damage the victim’s reputation