CSRF in Ponton X\/p Messenger
CVE-2021-45886
An issue was discovered in PONTON X/P Messenger before 3.11.2. Anti-CSRF tokens are globally valid, making the web application vulnerable to a weakened version of CSRF, where an arbitrary token of a low-privileged user (such as operator) can be used to confirm actions of higher-privileged ones (such as xpadmin).
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.005 (42.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ponton X\/p_messenger — versions 3.8.0, 3.10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-45886?
- CVE-2021-45886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ponton X\/p Messenger, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-45886?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.