Silverstripe Forum Module CSRF Vulnerability
A number of form actions in the Forum module are directly accessible. A malicious user (e.g. spammer) can use GET requests to create Members and post to forums, bypassing CSRF and anti-spam measures.
Additionally, a forum moderator could be tricked into clicking a specially crafted URL, resulting in a topic being moved.
Thanks to Michael Strong for discovering.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | silverstripe/forum | < 0.6.2, >= 0.7.0, < 0.7.4 | 0.6.2, 0.7.4 |
References
- https://github.com/silverstripe-archive/silverstripe-forum/commit/0ec7c92785f36c8edf4a11c36a4fc27e0c40cee6
- https://github.com/silverstripe-archive/silverstripe-forum/commit/efe09f95ccdb0138ce5bd3d3a21b3d9e97038dd8
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/silverstripe/forum/SS-2015-017-1.yaml
- https://github.com/silverstripe-archive/silverstripe-forum
- https://www.silverstripe.org/software/download/security-releases/ss-2015-017
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-352, CWE-425- Platform
- Composer
- Package
silverstripe/forum- Disclosed
- 23.05.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w8fq-xgvh-cxc2 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: silverstripe/forum
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
This is the only known vulnerability of this package.
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