CVE-2015-8255 Cross-site request forgery in AXIS Communications products

High 8.8 Published Updated

Cross-site request forgery in AXIS Communications devices allows attackers to modify administrative settings or delete local users.

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-2015-8255?

CVE-2015-8255 is a high-severity vulnerability in AXIS Communications products, published on 10 Apr 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

AXIS Communications products allow CSRF, as demonstrated by admin/pwdgrp.cgi, vaconfig.cgi, and admin/local_del.cgi.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8255?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axis Axis Communications Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8255?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-8255 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8255 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fr66-wx42-5895.

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