CVE-2016-6158 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to reboot or reset Huawei WS331a routers via CSRF, requiring firmware updates.
- 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-2016-6158?
CVE-2016-6158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2016. 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 Huawei WS331a routers with software before WS331a-10 V100R001C01B112 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) restore factory settings or (2) reboot the device via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6158?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Ws331a Router Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fg2-mjj5-8v72.