CVE-2011-5284 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can force a system reboot by tricking administrators into visiting a malicious link, causing denial of service.
- 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-2011-5284?
CVE-2011-5284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Dec 2014. 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 web management interface in httpd/cgi-bin/shutdown.cgi in Smoothwall Express 3.1 and 3.0 SP3 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that perform a reboot via a request to cgi-bin/shutdown.cgi.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Smoothwall Smoothwall.
How do I fix CVE-2011-5284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-5284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5284 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-r3j4-2rg7-wq4c.