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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-10503 is a CSRF flaw in baijiacms V4 v4_1_4_20170105. If an administrator is tricked while logged in, attacker-controlled requests may add an admin, change an admin password, or delete an account. That creates direct account-takeover risk for affected installations.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority if this CMS is present. The business risk is administrator account compromise, but urgency depends on whether affected baijiacms instances still exist and expose admin workflows.
Technical view
The CVE record identifies index.php handling of user-management operations as vulnerable to CSRF, including op=edituser, op=changepwd, and op=deleteuser. The supplied data has no CVSS, CWE, CPE, vendor advisory, or named fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running baijiacms V4 v4_1_4_20170105, especially where administrative sessions and index.php management functions are reachable by administrators through a browser.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle. A public GitHub reference exists, but the supplied sources do not prove active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE description names vulnerable operations, but supplies no CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch version, or vendor advisory. Validate exposure carefully before assigning organization-wide risk.
Mitigation direction
- Check baijiacms vendor or maintainer guidance for a fixed release.
- Upgrade, replace, or retire baijiacms V4 v4_1_4_20170105 where possible.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks or VPN.
- Review administrator accounts and recent password changes.
- Add CSRF protections if maintaining a private fork.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems for baijiacms V4 v4_1_4_20170105.
- Confirm whether index.php administrator functions are reachable.
- Review logs for unexpected admin creation, deletion, or password changes.
- Verify CSRF defenses on user-management requests.
- Confirm administrative access is network-restricted.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
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- Published
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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://github.com/monburan/attack-baijiacmsV4-with-csrfCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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