Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2011-5311 is a CSRF issue in Wikipad 1.6.0. If an administrator is already authenticated, a remote attacker could trick their browser into submitting a page-modification request. The sources provide no CVSS score, patch status, or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted legacy-application risk. It is not KEV-listed and lacks severity scoring, but administrator-driven page modification can affect site integrity. Prioritize if Wikipad is internet-facing or manages trusted content.
Technical view
The issue is reported in pages.php in Wikipad 1.6.0. Requests that modify pages via the data[text] parameter could be accepted without adequate CSRF protection, allowing administrator authentication to be misused through a forged request.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Wikipad 1.6.0, especially where the application is reachable by administrators through a browser. The provided sources do not identify other affected versions or products.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. Exploitation would require an authenticated administrator’s browser context and a successful CSRF lure; no public weaponization evidence is provided here.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE description identifies CSRF in pages.php and the data[text] page modification parameter. No CVSS, CWE, patch version, exploit confirmation, or broader affected-version range is included in the provided bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory any Wikipad deployments and confirm version 1.6.0 exposure.
- Check vendor or project guidance for an update or supported remediation.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks where practical.
- Use compensating CSRF defenses at the application or gateway if available.
- Retire or replace unsupported Wikipad instances.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether pages.php exists on any deployed Wikipad instance.
- Review page-modification forms for anti-CSRF tokens and same-site protections.
- Check access logs for unexpected administrator page modification activity.
- Verify administrators use separate sessions for privileged content management.
- Document whether vendor guidance or patches are available.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB22826CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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