# CVE-2017-14011: Cross-site request forgery in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller

> An attacker can perform unauthorized actions via CSRF to modify the configuration of the ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f6m9-f3qm-rvhc

## What is CVE-2017-14011?

CVE-2017-14011 is a high-severity vulnerability in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller, published on 17 Oct 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

A Cross-Site Request Forgery issue was discovered in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller web interface. The application does not sufficiently verify requests, making it susceptible to cross-site request forgery. This may allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code, resulting in changes to the configuration of the device.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14011?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Prominent Multiflex M10a Controller Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14011?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14011 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14011 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller

- [CVE-2017-14005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14005/): Auth bypass in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-14009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14009/): Information disclosure in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-14007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14007/): Auth bypass in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2017-14013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14013/): Auth bypass in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller (medium 5.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14011 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14011 is a high-severity vulnerability in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller, published on 17 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14011/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14011/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14011
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14011
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14011

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14011/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.