Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-13445 is a CSRF issue in SeaCMS 6.61 that may let an attacker cause the application to create a user account through an administrative endpoint. Business risk depends on whether SeaCMS 6.61 is deployed and whether its admin interface is reachable by trusted users.
Executive priority
Prioritize verification if SeaCMS is present. This is not KEV-listed and has incomplete severity data, but unauthorized account creation can create persistence risk in affected deployments.
Technical view
The CVE describes a cross-site request forgery flaw affecting SeaCMS 6.61 at adm1n/admin_manager.php?action=add. The public record does not provide CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch status, or detailed preconditions. Treat exposure as version- and deployment-specific until vendor or project guidance confirms scope.
Likely exposure
Likely limited to organizations running SeaCMS 6.61. Exposure is higher if the administrative interface is reachable by administrators during normal browsing. The source bundle does not confirm other affected versions or products.
Exploitation context
The source bundle and KEV status do not show active exploitation. The described attack class usually depends on a trusted authenticated user being induced to perform an unintended state-changing request, but the provided sources do not fully document prerequisites.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE record names SeaCMS 6.61 and an account-addition CSRF endpoint, with one GitHub reference. No CVSS vector, affected CPE, patch, or exploitation evidence is provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any SeaCMS 6.61 deployments and their administrative access paths.
- Check SeaCMS project or vendor guidance for fixed versions or official mitigations.
- Restrict administrative interface access to trusted networks or VPN users.
- Review whether CSRF protections are present on administrative account-management actions.
- Remove or isolate unsupported SeaCMS instances if no maintained fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory web applications for SeaCMS and confirm exact version numbers.
- Review access logs for unusual administrative account-creation activity.
- Audit current SeaCMS user accounts for unexpected or unauthorized entries.
- Confirm administrative actions require anti-CSRF validation and authenticated authorization.
- Document whether the admin interface is internet-reachable or internally restricted.
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://github.com/MichaelWayneLIU/seacms/blob/master/seacms1.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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