CVE-2011-0545 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to create new admin accounts via CSRF in Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-0545?
CVE-2011-0545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in adduser.do in Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) before 2.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create new administrative accounts, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via the userRole parameter.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0545?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Liveupdate Administrator.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0545?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-0545 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0545 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q8f-9qwv-4cxw.