Published:2005/09/01  Last Updated:2008/05/21

JVN#97422426
Hyper NIKKI System cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Overview

Hyper NIKKI System (hns), a weblog system from the Hyper NIKKI System Project, contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.

Products Affected

It is affected only when webif is used in the direct mode
  • hns-2.10-pl3
  • hns-2.19.5 (hns-lite-2.19.5)

Description

Impact

If a weblog administrator accesses a malicious web page, an attacker could add, alter, or delete the weblog text.
If the weblog text is successfully altered, the attacker could perform a cross-site scripting attack to steal cookie information of weblog readers (including weblog administrator) issued by Hyper NIKKI System.
An attacker could impersonate a user by stealing the cookie information.

Solution

Vendor Status

Vendor Status Last Update Vendor Notes
HyperNikkiSystem Project Vulnerable 2005/09/01

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Credit

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2005-000789

Update History