Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/admin_options.php in VR GPub 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authenticat…

published 2012-09-19 14y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2012-4929

cvss: 6.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/admin_options.php in VR GPub 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of admins for requests that add admin accounts via an add action.

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Timeline

2012-01-26 First public exploit (EDB-18418)
2012-09-19 Published

Exploit prediction

1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-18418 VR GPub 4.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery webapps, 2012-01-26

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/18418
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/47729
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/72745
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-5005
NVD CVE-2012-5005

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