CVE-2024-46485
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in dingfanzu CMS 1.0 allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unauthorized actions by visiting malicious web pages. Attackers could add new categories without the admin's knowledge. Only administrators with access to the admin panel are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- dingfanzu CMS
📦 What is this software?
Dingfanzu Cms by Timgreen
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could manipulate the CMS structure, add malicious content categories, or potentially chain with other vulnerabilities to gain full control.
Likely Case
Unauthorized category creation leading to content manipulation, SEO spam, or defacement of the website.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections, no impact as requests would be rejected without valid tokens.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks are generally low complexity but require social engineering to trick authenticated users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider implementing CSRF tokens in /admin/doAdminAction.php or upgrading if newer version exists.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Protection
allAdd CSRF tokens to admin forms and validate them server-side
Edit /admin/doAdminAction.php to include and validate CSRF tokens
Restrict Admin Access
allLimit admin panel access to specific IP addresses or networks
Add IP restrictions in .htaccess or web server configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement SameSite cookies and require re-authentication for sensitive actions
- Use browser extensions that block CSRF attempts and educate administrators about phishing risks
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if /admin/doAdminAction.php accepts POST requests without CSRF token validation when act=addCateCheck Version:
Check CMS version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test that POST requests to /admin/doAdminAction.php without valid CSRF tokens are rejected📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple category creation requests from same admin session without corresponding form submissions
- Unusual category names or patterns
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /admin/doAdminAction.php?act=addCate without Referer header validation
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND uri="/admin/doAdminAction.php" AND query="act=addCate" AND method="POST"