CVE-2024-1978 (GCVE-0-2024-1978)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-29 06:47 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Friends <= 2.8.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery
Summary
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Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-03-05 16:56 UTC
CWE
- CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
References
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