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ID:5691 - Exploit for Cross-site request forgery in pfsense - CVE-2019-16667
ID:5691 - Exploit for Cross-site request forgery in pfsense - CVE-2019-16667
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21372
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16667
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
pfsense
pfsense
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability 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 in diag_command.php script. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and and update "txtCommand" and "txtRecallBuffer" fields.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Example:
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.