CVE-2011-5197 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project Open Harvester Systems version 2.3.1 and earlier, specifically within the index/manager/fileUpload component. This flaw allows attackers to hijack an administrator's authenticated session to upload malicious PHP files. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-18266) suggests the potential for remote code execution, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_harvester_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_harvester_systems:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_harvester_systems:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_harvester_systems:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_harvester_systems:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.