Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 has CSRF, as demonstrated by modifying a user account or…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering, Cross-site scripting
- 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 and CWE-79.
Summary
Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 has CSRF, as demonstrated by modifying a user account or inserting XSS sequences via the credentials URI.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01241 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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:open-audit:open-audit:2.1:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Open-audit |
- cpe:2.3:a:open-audit:open-audit:2.1:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Open-audit
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8979
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wg6-8ch9-xw5r
References
More Open-audit vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06638 Open-AudIT before 2.2 has CSV Injection. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2018-06475 An issue was discovered in Open-AudIT Professional 2.1. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-06442 Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 allows XSS via the Name or Description field on the Credentials screen. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2018-06653 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open-AudIT Professional 2.1.1 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2018-06510 Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 has XSS via a crafted src attribute of an IMG element within a URI. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2018-8979 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-8979 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7wg6-8ch9-xw5r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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