CVE-2016-6158 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

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.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4fg2-mjj5-8v72.

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