CVE-2015-8379 Information

Description

CakePHP 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.5 might allow remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism via the _method parameter.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://bakery.cakephp.org/2015/11/29/cakephp_315_released.html http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/01/request-parameter-method-may-lead-to.html http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2016-01 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135301/CakePHP-3.2.0-CSRF-Bypass.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/42 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537317/100/0/threaded https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/commit/0f818a23a876c01429196bf7623e1e94a50230f0

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8