Information disclosure - CVE-2016-4968
Published: September 8, 2016 / Updated: September 8, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU376
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4968
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an authenticated low privileged user to get access to administrator’s cookies.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling GET requests of the /linkreport/tmp/admin_global page. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP GEt request and obtain administrator’s cookies.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow attackers to gain full access to vulnerable device.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-4968
Upgrade to 4.2.5 or above.