CVE-2014-9104

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the XML-RPC API in the Desktop Client in OpenVPN Access Server 1.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) disconnecting established VPN sessions, (2) connect to arbitrary VPN servers, or (3) create VPN profiles and execute arbitrary commands via crafted API requests.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory openvpn.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532795/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/76 mailing list exploit
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140716-1_OpenVPN_Access_Server_Desktop_Client_Remote_Code_Execution_via_CSRF_v10.txt exploit
http://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/security-advisories.html vendor advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhgysgfvQh8 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9104?
CVE-2014-9104 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9104?
To fix CVE-2014-9104, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9104 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9104 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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