CVE-2016-4315 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack privileged user sessions to shut down the WSO2 Carbon server via a CSRF vulnerability in the admin interface.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4315?
CVE-2016-4315 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Feb 2017. 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 WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of privileged users for requests that shutdown a server via a shutdown action to server-admin/proxy_ajaxprocessor.jsp.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4315?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wso2 Carbon.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4315?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4315 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-4315 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-4315 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grhv-p8rf-rc43.