# CVE-2015-6545: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ajax.php in Cerb before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of adm

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2015-09-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ajax.php in Cerb before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add an administrator account via a saveWorkerPeek action.

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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133404/Cerb-7.0.3-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- https://github.com/wgm/cerb/commit/12de87ff9961a4f3ad2946c8f47dd0c260607144
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536376/100/0/threaded
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23269
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38074/
- http://wiki.cerbweb.com/7.0#7.0.4
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38074

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