CVE-2024-38457
Published: 16 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-38457 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Xenforo Xenforo. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-38457 is a cross-site request forgery vulnerability, tracked as CWE-352, that affects Xenforo versions prior to 2.2.16. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction, with high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by crafting a malicious request that an authenticated Xenforo user is tricked into submitting, allowing the attacker to perform arbitrary actions on the victim's behalf within the forum application.
Official advisories from Xenforo detail the release of version 2.2.16 (along with patch releases for the 2.1 branch and Xenforo Media Gallery) that incorporate fixes for this and related security issues; full-disclosure postings on Seclists reference the same patched releases. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0656 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37342
Vulnerability details
Xenforo before 2.2.16 allows CSRF.
- 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.