CVE-2012-2996 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to create new admin accounts via CSRF in Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security 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-2012-2996?
CVE-2012-2996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 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 saveAccountSubTab.imss in Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Suite 7.1-Build_Win32_1394 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create admin accounts via a saveAuth action.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trendmicro Interscan Messaging Security Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2996 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-hwc9-3f9h-m679.