Cross-site request forgery in Apache Struts - CVE-2014-7809
Published: October 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82244
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7809
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Struts
Apache Struts
Detailed 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. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-7809
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..
Sources
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129421/Apache-Struts-2.3.20-Security-Fixes.html
- http://struts.apache.org/docs/s2-023.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534175/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71548
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031309