The management interface in Akamai Client (formerly Red Swoosh) 3322 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an HTTP request that contains (1) no Referer header, or (2) a spoofed Referer header that matches an approved domain, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and force the client to download and execute arbitrary files.
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493170/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42895 | vdb entry |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1761/references | vdb entry |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-19/advisory/ | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493169/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020208 | vdb entry |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3930 | third party advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30135 | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |