Data Center Audit 2.6.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to reset administrator passwords without authentication by submitting crafted POST requests. Attackers can send requests to dca_resetpw.php with parameters updateuser, pass, pass2, and submit_reset to change the admin account password and gain administrative access.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact Low

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Sourceforge Data Center Audit affected
Version Status Constraints
2.6.2 affected —

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References
Link Providers
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45831 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/data-center-audit-cross-site-request-forgery-via-dca-resetpwphp cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Description Data Center Audit 2.6.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to reset administrator passwords without authentication by submitting crafted POST requests. Attackers can send requests to dca_resetpw.php with parameters updateuser, pass, pass2, and submit_reset to change the admin account password and gain administrative access.
Title Data Center Audit 2.6.2 Cross-Site Request Forgery via dca_resetpw.php
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-06T12:19:07.336Z

Reserved: 2026-03-06T11:47:51.827Z

Link: CVE-2018-25177

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-06T13:15:59.677

Modified: 2026-03-06T13:15:59.677

Link: CVE-2018-25177

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