CVE-2016-20051
MEDIUM EPSS 5.7%
Published Apr 4, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Published Apr 4, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
Snews CMS 1.7 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to change administrator credentials without authentication by crafting malicious HTML forms. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into visiting a page containing a hidden form that submits POST requests to the changeup action, modifying the admin username and password parameters to gain unauthorized access.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
5.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Authentication
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| snewscms | snews | * | ≤1.7 |
References 2
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40705
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/snews-cms-cross-site-request-forgery-via-changeup
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.