#VU43370 Cross-site request forgery in Cacti - CVE-2011-5223

 

#VU43370 Cross-site request forgery in Cacti - CVE-2011-5223

Published: October 25, 2012 / Updated: May 19, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43370
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5223
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cacti
Software vendor:
The Cacti Group, Inc.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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