CVE-2023-31452

Description

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) token bypass was identified in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions that allows remote attackers to perform actions with the permissions of a victim user, provided the victim user has an active session and is induced to trigger the malicious request. This could force PRTG to execute different actions, such as creating new users. The severity of this vulnerability is high and received a score of 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.13% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory paessler.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable release notes
https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/91845-multiple-vulnerabilites-fixed-in-paessler-prtg-network-monitor-23-3-86-1520 vendor advisory
https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/prtg-23#23.3.86.1520

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-31452?
CVE-2023-31452 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-31452?
To fix CVE-2023-31452, 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-2023-31452 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-31452 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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