BigTree CMS through 4.2.17 relies on a substring check for CSRF protection, which allows…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
BigTree CMS through 4.2.17 relies on a substring check for CSRF protection, which allows remote attackers to bypass this check by placing the required admin/developer/ URI within a query string in an HTTP Referer header. This was found in core/admin/modules/developer/_header.php and patched in core/inc/bigtree/admin.php on 2017-04-14.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bigtreecms:bigtree_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.2.17 | Vulnerable | Bigtreecms |
- cpe:2.3:a:bigtreecms:bigtree_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.2.17 Vulnerable ·Bigtreecms
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7881
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrq3-4f29-3cfj
References
More Bigtreecms Bigtree Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-06855 BigTree CMS through 4.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to conduct SQL injection… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-24036 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in BigTree CMS v.4.5.7 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2017-06853 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in BigTree CMS through 4.2.18 allow… CVSS 3.1LOW 2.7
- TI-2018-07467 site/index.php/admin/trees/add/ in BigTree 4.2.22 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05331 Unrestricted File Upload exists in BigTree CMS before 4.2.17: if an attacker uploads an… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06788 Unrestricted File Upload exists in BigTree CMS through 4.2.18: if an attacker uploads an… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-7881 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-7881 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrq3-4f29-3cfj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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