CVE-2012-2959 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to change passwords via CSRF in BMC Identity Management Suite.
- 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-2012-2959?
CVE-2012-2959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2012. 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 password-manager/changePasswords.do in BMC Identity Management Suite 7.5.00.103 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change passwords.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2959?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bmc Identity Management Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2959 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2959 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28j4-qjc4-hx8v.