CVE-2011-0551 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to create new admin accounts via CSRF in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager web interface.
- 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-2011-0551?
CVE-2011-0551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 15 Aug 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 the Web Interface in the Endpoint Protection Manager in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0.600x through 11.0.6300 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create administrative accounts.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0551?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-0551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7c3j-fprf-2xqw.