CVE-2017-12970 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack authenticated user sessions to add or delete user accounts in Apache2Triad via CSRF.

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-2017-12970?

CVE-2017-12970 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Apache2Triad 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of authenticated users for requests that (1) add or (2) delete user accounts via a request to phpsftpd/users.php.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12970?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache2triad Apache2triad.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12970?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-12970 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12970 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cg76-v6hw-6p7j.

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