Cross-site request forgery - CVE-2018-4300,CVE-2018-4700

 

Cross-site request forgery - CVE-2018-4300,CVE-2018-4700

Published: December 13, 2018 / Updated: August 6, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16519
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4300,CVE-2018-4700
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attack.

The weakness exists in the CUPS printing server 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.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4300,CVE-2018-4700

Install updates from vendor's website.

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