#VU11632 Cross-site request forgery in etcd - CVE-2018-1098
Published: April 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11632
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1098
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
etcd
etcd
Software vendor:
CoreOS
CoreOS
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery attack and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of HTTP POST requests. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and gain privileges of the target user.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of HTTP POST requests. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and gain privileges of the target user.
Remediation
Update to version 3.3.2 or later.