CVE-2013-0299: CSRF

Published Mar 14, 2014
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Updated

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in ownCloud before 4.0.12 and 4.5.x before 4.5.7 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that (1) change the timezone for the user via the lat and lng parameters to apps/calendar/ajax/settings/guesstimezone.php, (2) disable or enable the automatic timezone detection via the timezonedetection parameter to apps/calendar/ajax/settings/timezonedetection.php, (3) import user accounts via the adminexport parameter to apps/adminmigrate/settings.php, (4) overwrite user files via the operation parameter to apps/usermigrate/ajax/export.php, or (5) change the authentication server URL via unspecified vectors to apps/userldap/settings.php.

Affected Software

45 affected components
ownCloud ownCloud<=4.0.11
ownCloud ownCloud=3.0.0
ownCloud ownCloud=3.0.1
ownCloud ownCloud=3.0.2
ownCloud ownCloud=3.0.3
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.0
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.1
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.2
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.3
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.4
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.5
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.6
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.7
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.8
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.9
ownCloud ownCloud=4.0.10
ownCloud ownCloud=4.5.0
ownCloud ownCloud=4.5.1
ownCloud ownCloud=4.5.2
ownCloud ownCloud=4.5.3
ownCloud ownCloud=4.5.4
ownCloud ownCloud=4.5.5
ownCloud ownCloud=4.5.6
ownCloud ownCloud Server=3.0.0
ownCloud ownCloud Server=3.0.1
ownCloud ownCloud Server=3.0.2
ownCloud ownCloud Server=3.0.3
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.0
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.1
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.2
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.3
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.4
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.5
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.6
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.7
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.8
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.9
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.0.10
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.5.0
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.5.1
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.5.2
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.5.3
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.5.4
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.5.5
ownCloud ownCloud Server=4.5.6

Event History

Mar 14, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:55 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0299?

CVE-2013-0299 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow attackers to hijack user authentication.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-0299?

To fix CVE-2013-0299, upgrade to ownCloud version 4.0.12, 4.5.7, or later.

3

What versions of ownCloud are affected by CVE-2013-0299?

CVE-2013-0299 affects ownCloud versions prior to 4.0.12 and all 4.5.x versions before 4.5.7.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2013-0299?

CVE-2013-0299 is classified as a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.

5

Can CVE-2013-0299 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2013-0299 can be exploited remotely by attackers to compromise user sessions.

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