HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2008-7214
MEDIUM

CVE-2008-7214

CWE-352Published: September 11, 2009· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

6.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in administrator/index2.php in MOStlyCE before 2.4, as used in Mambo 4.6.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add new administrator accounts via the save task in a com_users action, as demonstrated using a separate XSS vulnerability in mambots/editors/mostlyce/jscripts/tiny_mce/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2008-7214 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityP
IntegrityP
AvailabilityP
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

brilaps1 product(s)
mostlyce
mambo-foundation1 product(s)
mambo
Source: NVD CPE · 3 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28670
ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0325
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28670
ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0325

All References (16)

→
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0444.html
→
http://forum.mambo-foundation.org/showthread.php?t=10158
→
http://osvdb.org/42531Exploit
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/28670Vendor Advisory
→
http://www.bugreport.ir/index_33.htmExploit
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487128/100/200/threaded
→
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0325Vendor Advisory
→
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39985
→
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0444.html
→
http://forum.mambo-foundation.org/showthread.php?t=10158
→
http://osvdb.org/42531Exploit
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/28670Vendor Advisory
→
http://www.bugreport.ir/index_33.htmExploit
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487128/100/200/threaded
→
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0325Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2008-7214
CVSS Score6.8 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-352
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedSep 11, 2009

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2008-7214 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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