CVE-2017-12584 describes a critical Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SLiMS 8 Akasia through version 8.3.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to perform a complete account takeover by tricking a user into updating their profile with an attacker-controlled password, as the system lacks CSRF mitigation and does not require the current password for updates. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for full account compromise makes this a significant risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:slims:senayan_library_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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