CVE-2016-4315

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of privileged users for requests that shutdown a server via a shutdown action to server-admin/proxy_ajaxprocessor.jsp.

Category

5.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.61% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory wso2.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2016-0101 patch vendor advisory
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-CSRF-DOS.txt third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92473 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539202/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138332/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Denial-Of-Service.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40242/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4315?
CVE-2016-4315 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4315?
To fix CVE-2016-4315, 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-2016-4315 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4315 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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