CVE-2017-1218 Cross-site request forgery in BigFix family

High 8.8 Published 19 Jul 2017 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An attacker can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager via cross-site request forgery.

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-2017-1218?

CVE-2017-1218 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM BigFix family, published on 19 Jul 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

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 123858.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1218?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Bigfix Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1218?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vwh7-wh36-fc3v.