CVE-2015-2878 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to add accounts, disable security sensors, or whitelist malware in Hexis HawkEye G.

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-2015-2878?

CVE-2015-2878 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2017. 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 Hexis HawkEye G 3.0.1.4912 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add arbitrary accounts via the name parameter to interface/rest/accounts/json; turn off the (2) Url matching, (3) DNS Inject, or (4) IP Redirect Sensor in a request to interface/rest/dpi/setEnabled/1; or (5) perform whitelisting of malware MD5 hash IDs via the id parameter to interface/rest/md5-threats/whitelist.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2878?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Watchguard Hawkeye G.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2878?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2878 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-2878 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2878 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hxj2-q4hf-jmpf.

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