#VU6543 Spoofing attack in ASP.NET Core MVC - CVE-2017-0256
Published: May 15, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6543
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0256
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ASP.NET Core MVC
ASP.NET Core MVC
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-input requests by ASP.NET Core. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted web request and perform a spoofing attack to access the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to entire database.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-input requests by ASP.NET Core. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted web request and perform a spoofing attack to access the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in unauthorized access to entire database.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.