CVE-2017-5473

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ntopng through 2.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users, as demonstrated by admin/add_user.lua, admin/change_user_prefs.lua, admin/delete_user.lua, and admin/password_reset.lua.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/f91fbe3d94c8346884271838ae3406ae633f6f15 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41141/ exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95654 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/1b2ceac8f578a246af6351c4f476e3102cdf21b3 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5473?
CVE-2017-5473 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5473?
To fix CVE-2017-5473, 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-2017-5473 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-5473 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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