Cross-site request forgery in Apache CXF Fediz



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-12631
CWE-ID CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Apache CXF Fediz
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU11286

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12631

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attack.

The weakness exists due to insufficient CSRF protections. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML page or URL, trick the victim into visiting it, gain access to the system and perform arbitrary actions.

Mitigation

Update to versions 1.4.3 or 1.3.3.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache CXF Fediz: 1.3.0 - 1.4.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-12631.txt.asc


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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