CVE-2014-9431 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to change passwords via CSRF, requiring admin interaction to exploit.

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-2014-9431?

CVE-2014-9431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Dec 2014. 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 Smoothwall Express 3.1 and 3.0 SP3 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the (1) admin or (2) dial password via a request to httpd/cgi-bin/changepw.cgi.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9431?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Smoothwall Smoothwall.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9431?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-9431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8hfp-rpcx-g65x.

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