Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-11003 is a CSRF issue in YXcms 1.4.7. If an administrator is logged in and is induced to trigger a malicious request, administrator accounts may be deleted without the intended confirmation. The sources do not provide a CVSS score, patch status, or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted administrative integrity risk, not a broad internet worm risk. Prioritize remediation if YXcms 1.4.7 is still used for business-critical administration or exposed to untrusted networks.
Technical view
The CVE describes missing or insufficient CSRF protection in protected/apps/admin/controller/adminController.php for the administrator deletion function, identified as index.php?r=admin/admin/admindel. The impacted version named in the record is YXcms 1.4.7. No affected CPEs, CWE mapping, CVSS vector, or vendor advisory are included in the provided sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to deployments running YXcms 1.4.7 where the administrative interface is reachable and administrators maintain authenticated sessions while browsing untrusted content.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed in KEV, and the supplied sources do not show active exploitation. Practical abuse depends on social engineering or content placement that causes a logged-in administrator’s browser to submit an unintended administrative deletion request.
Researcher notes
The record is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch reference, or vendor statement appears in the supplied bundle. Analysis should remain scoped to YXcms 1.4.7 and the cited administrator deletion CSRF behavior.
Mitigation direction
- Check YXcms vendor or maintainer guidance for patched versions or official fixes.
- Restrict administrative interface access to trusted networks or VPN users.
- Add CSRF tokens and server-side validation if maintaining a fork.
- Require reauthentication or explicit confirmation for administrator deletion actions.
- Review whether YXcms 1.4.7 can be upgraded or retired.
Validation and detection
- Inventory public and internal systems for YXcms 1.4.7 usage.
- Review adminController.php for CSRF token validation on administrator deletion.
- Confirm admin routes are not internet-accessible unless business-required.
- Check audit logs for unexpected administrator account deletion events.
- Verify remediation in staging before changing production systems.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- 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/TekerFue/YXcms-Code-Audit/blob/master/1.4.7%20csrfCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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