CVE-2008-6974 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to execute commands, change credentials, or alter network settings via CSRF in DD-WRT.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6974?
CVE-2008-6974 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2009. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in apply.cgi in DD-WRT 24 sp1 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) execute arbitrary commands via the ping_ip parameter; (2) change the administrative credentials via the http_username and http_passwd parameters; (3) enable remote administration via the remote_management parameter; or (4) configure port forwarding via certain from, to, ip, and pro parameters.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6974?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dd-Wrt Dd-Wrt.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6974 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6974 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxf4-vppx-9gvw.