SB2013102801 - CSRF in DD-WRT firmware
Published: October 28, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013102801
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6297)
A remote attacker can perform CSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP request origin when performing certain actions over router’s web interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim to visit that webpage and execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable device.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow to compromise vulnerable device, but requires that the victim is logged-in to the device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.