# CVE-2012-3294: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> CSRF vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere MQ allow attackers to hijack user sessions to add accounts or modify permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wccq-42q9-qggj

## What is CVE-2012-3294?

CVE-2012-3294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 17 Aug 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

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Web Gateway component in IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0.4 and earlier, and WebSphere MQ - Managed File Transfer 7.5, allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that (1) add user accounts via the /wmqfteconsole/Filespaces URI, (2) modify permissions via the /wmqfteconsole/FileSpacePermisssions URI, or (3) add MQ Message Descriptor (MQMD) user accounts via the /wmqfteconsole/UploadUsers URI.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3294?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Websphere Mq, Ibm Websphere Mq Managed File Transfer.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-3294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-3294 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3294 exists.

Public exploit code:

- IBM Websphere MQ File Transfer Edition Web Gateway - Cross-Site Request Forgery (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq

- [CVE-2009-0896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0896/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6044/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-1998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1998/): Command injection in MQ (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1792/): Code injection in MQ (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2009-3160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3160/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-3294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-3294 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 17 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3294 exists.

Affected product: Ibm Websphere Mq. 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-2012-3294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3294/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3294

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