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

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

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 23 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hxj2-q4hf-jmpf

## 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 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2878?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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:

- Hawkeye-G 3.0.1.4912 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-2878 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. 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-2015-2878/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2878/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2878
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2878
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2878

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