CVE-2017-11567
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.13% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- cesanta/mongoose embedded web server library
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MONGOOSE-WEB-SERVER-v6.5-CSRF-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txtExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42614/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MONGOOSE-WEB-SERVER-v6.5-CSRF-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txtExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42614/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.