#VU109379 Cross-site request forgery in Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW) - CVE-2024-9188

Vulnerability identifier: #VU109379

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9188

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW)
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Arista Networks

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 and obtain administrator tokens.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may lead to a system compromise.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista NG Firewall (NGFW): before 17.2

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External links
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/20454-security-advisory-0105

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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.