CVE-2016-9092 Cross-site request forgery in Content Analysis (CA)
Remote attackers can exploit CSRF in Symantec CA and MTD consoles to perform actions with administrator privileges via social engineering.
- 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-2016-9092?
CVE-2016-9092 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Corporation Content Analysis (CA), published on 11 May 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
The Symantec Content Analysis (CA) 1.3, 2.x prior to 2.2.1.1, and Mail Threat Defense (MTD) 1.1 management consoles are susceptible to a cross-site request forging (CSRF) vulnerability. A remote attacker can use phishing or other social engineering techniques to access the management console with the privileges of an authenticated administrator user.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9092?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Symantec Content Analysis, Symantec Mail Threat Defense.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9092?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-9092 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9092 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-457f-wg3h-7vw8.