# CVE-2014-2358: Fox-IT DataDiode Appliance CSRF

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to create or remove admin users and change permissions via CSRF in the web interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2014
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rr64-xw2h-xw8j

## What is CVE-2014-2358?

CVE-2014-2358 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fox-IT DataDiode Appliance, published on 19 Oct 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the administrative web interface in the proxy server on Fox-IT Fox DataDiode appliances before 1.7.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) create administrative users, (2) remove administrative users, or (3) change permissions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2358?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fox-It Fox Datadiode.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2358?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2358 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2358 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2358 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2358 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2358 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fox-IT DataDiode Appliance, published on 19 Oct 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2358 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fox-IT DataDiode Appliance. 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-2014-2358/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2358/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2358
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2358
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2358

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2358/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.