CVE-2017-7178

Public Exploit

Description

CSRF was discovered in the web UI in Deluge before 1.3.14. The exploitation methodology involves (1) hosting a crafted plugin that executes an arbitrary program from its __init__.py file and (2) causing the victim to download, install, and enable this plugin.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.23% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory deluge-torrent.org Vendor Advisory deluge-torrent.org Vendor Advisory deluge-torrent.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.deluge-torrent.org/deluge/commit/?h=develop&id=11e8957deaf0c76fdfbac62d99c8b6c61cfdddf9 patch vendor advisory
http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes/1.3.14 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97041 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/857903 third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/6 mailing list patch exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3856 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-06 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.deluge-torrent.org/deluge/commit/?h=1.3-stable&id=318ab179865e0707d7945edc3a13a464a108d583 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7178?
CVE-2017-7178 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7178?
To fix CVE-2017-7178, 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-2017-7178 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-7178 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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