CVE-2022-25576: Anchorcms/anchor cms Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

MODERATE

Advisory Identifier: GHSA-322v-p3jc-7hrg

CVSS 4.5

Published 2022-03-26

Advisory Summary

CVE-2022-25576 is a MODERATE (CVSS 4.5) cross-site request forgery vulnerability (CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) affecting Anchorcms/anchor cms libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves cross-site request forgery in anchor cms. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2022-25576 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2022-25576

GHSA Identifier GHSA-322v-p3jc-7hrg

Severity MODERATE

CVSS v3.1 Base Score 4.5

CWE Classification CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Affected Product Anchorcms/anchor cms

Package Ecosystem Packagist

Published Date 2022-03-26

Last Updated 2022-03-30

Security Impact

CVSS: 4.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)

Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)

Privileges Required High (PR:H)

User Interaction Required (UI:R)

Scope Unchanged (S:U)

Confidentiality None (C:N)

Integrity High (I:H)

Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2022-25576

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Anchorcms/anchor cms dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

anchorcms/anchor-cms fixed: Latest secure release

Upgrade anchorcms/anchor-cms to Latest secure release

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

inspect dependencies for anchorcms/anchor-cms

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2022-25576, inspect your project dependencies for Anchorcms/anchor cms:

inspect dependencies for anchorcms/anchor-cms

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Anchorcms/anchor cms in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), where the web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. In Anchorcms/anchor cms, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Anchor CMS v0.12.7 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via the component anchor/routes/posts.php. This vulnerability allows attackers to arbitrarily delete posts.

CVE-2022-25576 Affected Anchorcms/anchor cms Versions

1 component(s)

Product / Package	Ecosystem	Affected Versions	Fixed Version
anchorcms/anchor-cms	Packagist	≤ 0.12.7

References

NVD — CVE-2022-25576 NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25576

Anchorcms/anchor cms Source Repository REPOSITORY

https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms

Anchorcms/anchor cms Source Repository REPOSITORY

https://github.com/butterflyhack/anchorcms-0.12.7-CSRF

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-25576?

CVE-2022-25576 is a security vulnerability in Anchorcms/anchor cms involving Cross-Site Request Forgery in Anchor CMS under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).

Which Anchorcms/anchor cms versions are affected?

Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: anchorcms/anchor-cms.

What version fixes CVE-2022-25576?

Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.

Is anchorcms/anchor-cms affected?

Yes, anchorcms/anchor-cms is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-25576?

CVE-2022-25576 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

What CWE is associated with CVE-2022-25576?

CVE-2022-25576 is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.).

How can I check Packagist dependencies for CVE-2022-25576?

Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for anchorcms/anchor-cms'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.

Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema

Normalized schema output

View Raw JSON

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-322v-p3jc-7hrg",
  "modified" : "2022-03-30T18:05:15Z",
  "published" : "2022-03-26T00:00:34Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-25576" ],
  "summary" : "Cross-Site Request Forgery in Anchor CMS",
  "details" : "Anchor CMS v0.12.7 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via the component anchor/routes/posts.php. This vulnerability allows attackers to arbitrarily delete posts.",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
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      "ecosystem" : "Packagist",
      "name" : "anchorcms/anchor-cms"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "last_affected" : "0.12.7"
      } ]
    } ]
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25576"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/butterflyhack/anchorcms-0.12.7-CSRF"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-352" ],
    "severity" : "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2022-03-30T18:05:15Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2022-03-24T23:15:00Z"
  }
}

CVSS V3

4.5 MODERATE