CVE-2015-6973 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to modify server settings, create users, or change passwords via CSRF attacks.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-6973?
CVE-2015-6973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2015. 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 Ignite Realtime Openfire 3.10.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change a password via a crafted request to user-password.jsp, (2) add users via a crafted request to user-create.jsp, (3) edit server settings or (4) disable SSL on the server via a crafted request to server-props.jsp, or (5) add clients via a crafted request to plugins/clientcontrol/permitted-clients.jsp.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6973?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Igniterealtime Openfire.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-6973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-32315 Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal
- CVE-2024-25421 Ignite Realtime Openfire privilege escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2021-45967 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2019-18394 Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery
- CVE-2014-2741 Ignite Realtime Openfire vulnerable to XMPPbomb attack
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9293-6mw7-gq5j.