CVE-2024-56116
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Amiro.CMS allows attackers to create administrator accounts without authorization. This affects all Amiro.CMS installations before version 7.8.4. Attackers can gain full administrative control over vulnerable CMS instances.
💻 Affected Systems
- Amiro.CMS
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of the CMS with attacker creating administrator accounts, leading to data theft, website defacement, or malware distribution.
Likely Case
Attackers create backdoor administrator accounts to maintain persistent access for future attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper CSRF protections and monitoring preventing successful exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious page. The GitHub reference contains proof-of-concept code.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 7.8.4
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/ComplianceControl/CVE-2024-56116
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Backup your Amiro.CMS installation and database. 2. Download version 7.8.4 from the official Amiro.CMS website. 3. Replace all files with the patched version. 4. Verify the update was successful by checking the version in the admin panel.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
CSRF Token Implementation
allAdd CSRF tokens to all administrative forms and validate them on submission.
Restrict Administrative Access
allLimit administrative panel access to specific IP addresses or networks only.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict SameSite cookie policies and Content Security Policy headers.
- Monitor administrator account creation logs and set up alerts for suspicious activity.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the Amiro.CMS version in the admin panel or by examining the CMS files. If version is below 7.8.4, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check the version in the admin panel under System Information or examine the CMS configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify the version shows 7.8.4 or higher in the admin panel and test that CSRF protections are working on administrative forms.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected administrator account creation events
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful account creation
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to user creation endpoints from unexpected referrers
SIEM Query:
source="amiro.log" AND (event="admin_created" OR event="user_created") AND user_role="administrator"