CVE-2020-21252
Published: 20 June 2023
Summary
CVE-2020-21252 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Hongcms Project Hongcms. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 23.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-14025
Vulnerability details
Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Neeke HongCMS 3.0.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via the updateusers parameter.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.