Cross-site request forgery in FreeIPA

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU85268

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5455

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeIPA: 4.0.0 - 4.11.0 beta

External links

http://www.freeipa.org/release-notes/4-11-1.html
http://www.freeipa.org/release-notes/4-10-3.html
http://www.freeipa.org/release-notes/4-9-14.html
http://www.freeipa.org/release-notes/4-6-10.html
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242828

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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