SB2019071040 - Cross-site request forgery in Debian Linux



SB2019071040 - Cross-site request forgery in Debian Linux

Published: July 10, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019071040
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12466)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.