CVE-2024-39020

6.3 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CSRF vulnerability in idccms v1.35 allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unauthorized actions via crafted requests to the vulnerable endpoint. Attackers can modify VPS API data when administrators visit malicious pages while logged in. Only administrators with access to the admin panel are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • idccms
Versions: v1.35
Operating Systems: all
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Only affects systems with the admin panel accessible and administrators logged in.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could modify VPS API configurations, potentially disrupting service availability, altering billing data, or changing security settings without the administrator's knowledge.

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Likely Case

Attackers trick administrators into making unintended changes to VPS API data, potentially causing service disruptions or configuration errors.

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If Mitigated

With proper CSRF protections, administrators would be prompted for confirmation or the requests would be rejected, preventing unauthorized changes.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires the victim administrator to be logged in and visit a malicious page. The GitHub reference shows proof-of-concept details.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: unknown

Vendor Advisory: unknown

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Implement CSRF tokens in /admin/vpsApiData_deal.php and validate them on POST requests.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Implement CSRF Protection

all

Add CSRF tokens to forms and validate them server-side

Modify PHP files to include CSRF tokens and validation logic

Restrict Admin Access

all

Limit admin panel access to trusted IP addresses only

Add IP whitelisting to .htaccess or web server configuration

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement network segmentation to isolate the admin interface
  • Use browser extensions that block CSRF attempts

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if /admin/vpsApiData_deal.php lacks CSRF token validation by reviewing source code or testing with CSRF PoC tools.

Check Version:

Check CMS version in admin panel or configuration files

Verify Fix Applied:

Test that POST requests to the vulnerable endpoint require valid CSRF tokens and reject requests without them.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Multiple POST requests to /admin/vpsApiData_deal.php from different referrers
  • Unexpected modifications to VPS API data

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests to the vulnerable endpoint with suspicious referrer headers

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND uri="/admin/vpsApiData_deal.php" AND method="POST" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS "your-domain.com"

🔗 References

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