CVE-2016-8201 Cross-site request forgery in Brocade Virtual Traffic Manager versions released prior to and including 11.0

High 8.0 Published Updated

An attacker can trick logged-in users into making administrative changes on the Brocade Virtual Traffic Manager cluster via CSRF.

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-2016-8201?

CVE-2016-8201 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade Virtual Traffic Manager versions released prior to and including 11.0, published on 14 Jan 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

A CSRF vulnerability in Brocade Virtual Traffic Manager versions released prior to and including 11.0 could allow an attacker to trick a logged-in user into making administrative changes on the traffic manager cluster.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8201?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Brocade Virtual Traffic Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-8201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-82r8-jpjj-vqp7.

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