CVE-2011-0642: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in news/admin.php in N-13 News 3.4, 3.7, and 4.0 allows remote

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2011-0642 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting n-13 news. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in news/admin.php in N-13 News 3.4, 3.7, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create new users via the options action. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	0.9% (top 41%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2011-01-25
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: network-13

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2011-01-25 19:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 23:27 UTCUpdated Record last modified

network-13 n-13 news DOWNGRADE

Affected: 3.4 · 3.7 · 4.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.4

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy n-13-news || rpm -q n-13-news || n-13-news --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.4 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison n-13-news sudo apt install n-13-news=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.4> sudo apt-mark hold n-13-news

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list n-13-news sudo dnf downgrade n-13-news-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.4> sudo dnf versionlock add n-13-news

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: N-13 News 3.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Admin Add)

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2011-0642?

n-13 news: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2011-0642 being exploited?

CVE-2011-0642 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2011-0642 affect?

CVE-2011-0642 affects n-13 news. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in news/admin.php in N-13 News 3.4, 3.7, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create new users via the options action. NOTE: some o

How urgent is CVE-2011-0642?

Priority 35/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

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