# CVE-2011-3636: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions in FreeIPA to make unauthorized configuration changes via CSRF.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Dec 2011
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-62x7-6pjw-j8fh, RHSA-2011:1533

## What is CVE-2011-3636?

CVE-2011-3636 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2011. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the management interface in FreeIPA before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that make configuration changes.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3636?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ipa` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-admintools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-server-selinux` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-admintools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-server-selinux` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-admintools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-server-selinux` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-admintools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-client` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-server` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |
| `ipa-server-selinux` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.1.3-9.el6 |

Products: Redhat Freeipa.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-3636?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2011-3636 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-5484](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5484/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2013-0336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0336/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2013-0199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0199/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3636 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-3636 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Dec 2011. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3636/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3636/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3636
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3636
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3636

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3636/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.