CVE-2015-2983: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin.php in PHP Kobo Photo Gallery CMS for PC, smartphone

Routine

MEDIUM 6.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2015-2983 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting photo gallery cms free. 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 admin.php in PHP Kobo Photo Gallery CMS for PC, smartphone and feature phone 1.0.1 Free and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 49%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2015-08-22
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): JPCERT/CC · Vendor: php kobo

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2015-08-22 21:59 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:25 UTCUpdated Record last modified

php kobo photo gallery cms free DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0.0 · 1.0.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy photo-gallery-cms-free || rpm -q photo-gallery-cms-free || photo-gallery-cms-free --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison photo-gallery-cms-free sudo apt install photo-gallery-cms-free=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold photo-gallery-cms-free

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

dnf --showduplicates list photo-gallery-cms-free sudo dnf downgrade photo-gallery-cms-free-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add photo-gallery-cms-free

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.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2015-2983?

photo gallery cms free: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2015-2983 being exploited?

CVE-2015-2983 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-2015-2983 affect?

CVE-2015-2983 affects photo gallery cms free. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin.php in PHP Kobo Photo Gallery CMS for PC, smartphone and feature phone 1.0.1 Free and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users.

How urgent is CVE-2015-2983?

Priority 37/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

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