# CVE-2015-4189: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack user authentication in Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework via CSRF, requiring user interaction to execute malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jun 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q28v-pjh3-xhxg

## What is CVE-2015-4189?

CVE-2015-4189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework (DCAF) 1.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users, aka Bug ID CSCun26807.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4189?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-4189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-4189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-16015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16015/): Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-0145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0145/): Cross-site scripting in Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-0128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0128/): Cross-site scripting in Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-0129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0129/): Cross-site scripting in Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-0146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0146/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-4189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-4189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4189 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-2015-4189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4189/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-4189

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