CSRF in SourceForge Data Center Audit
CVE-2018-25177
Data Center Audit 2.6.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to reset administrator passwords without authentication by submitting crafted POST requests. Attackers can send requests to dca_resetpw.php with parameters updateuser, pass, pass2, and submit_reset to change the admin account password and gain administrative access.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SourceForge Data Center Audit — versions 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45831 (exploit)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/data-center-audit-cross-site-request-forgery-via-d… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-25177?
- CVE-2018-25177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceForge Data Center Audit, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-25177?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.