Maian Support Helpdesk 4.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Admin)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Maian Support Helpdesk 4.3 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to create administrative accounts without authentication. Attackers can craft malicious HTML forms to add admin users and upload PHP files with unrestricted file upload capabilities through the FAQ attachment system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maian Media | Maian Support Helpdesk | 4.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Maian Support Helpdesk VendorMaian Media Affected 4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37091
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rv2-xrc4-x25w
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
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- TI-2021-18221 A stored XSS vulnerability in MaianAffiliate v.1.0 allows an authenticated attacker for… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-18222 A PHP code injection vulnerability in MaianAffiliate v.1.0 allows an authenticated… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-37091 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-37091 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rv2-xrc4-x25w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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