CVE-2018-25177

Data Center Audit 2.6.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to reset administrator passwords without authentication by submitting crafted POST requests. Attackers can send requests to dca_resetpw.php with parameters updateuser, pass, pass2, and submit_reset to change the admin account password and gain administrative access.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45831
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/data-center-audit-cross-site-request-forgery-via-dca-resetpwphp

Configurations

No configuration.

History

06 Mar 2026, 13:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-06 13:15

Updated : 2026-03-09 13:35

NVD link : CVE-2018-25177

Mitre link : CVE-2018-25177

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-25177

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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