#VU47865 Cross-site request forgery in Symantec Messaging Gateway - CVE-2017-6328

 

#VU47865 Cross-site request forgery in Symantec Messaging Gateway - CVE-2017-6328

Published: August 11, 2017 / Updated: October 23, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47865
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6328
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Symantec Messaging Gateway
Software vendor:
Broadcom

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 on the local network 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

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

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