CVE-2017-11567 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mongoose Web Server before 6.9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that modify Mongoose.conf via a request to __mg_admin?save. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code remotely.

Published: 2017-09-07

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose_embedded_web_server_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-3182	Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mongoose Web Server before 6.9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that modify Mongoose.conf via a request to __mg_admin?save. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code remotely.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00358.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MONGOOSE-WEB-SERVER-v6.5-CSRF-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txt
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/3
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42614/

History

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Subscriptions

Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-09-07T13:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:12:40.338Z

Reserved: 2017-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-11567

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-07T13:29:00.357

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-11567

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-352

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