First published: Mon Mar 16 2009(Updated: )
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the "change password" feature in the VZPP web interface for Parallels Virtuozzo 25.4.swsoft (build 3.0.0-25.4.swsoft) allows remote attackers to modify the password via a link or IMG tag to vz/cp/pwd.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Parallels Virtuozzo | =25.4swsoft |
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CVE-2008-6479 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for unauthorized password changes.
To address CVE-2008-6479, ensure that proper anti-CSRF tokens are implemented for the 'change password' functionality.
Attackers can exploit CVE-2008-6479 to change a user's password without their consent by tricking them into clicking a specially crafted link.
CVE-2008-6479 affects Parallels Virtuozzo version 25.4.swsoft.
A possible workaround for CVE-2008-6479 involves restricting access to the change password feature only to authenticated users.