CVE-2012-1514 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack user authentication in VMware vShield Manager via CSRF, requiring user interaction to execute malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1514?
CVE-2012-1514 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in VMware vShield Manager (vSM) 1.0.1 before Update 2 and 4.1.0 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1514?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Vshield Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1514?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6hm5-6qgh-43cp.