# CVE-2017-15516: Cross-site request forgery in SnapCenter Server

> An attacker can trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions in the SnapCenter Server interface via Cross-Site Request Forgery.

- **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:** 16 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mghp-6344-hxqp

## What is CVE-2017-15516?

CVE-2017-15516 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp SnapCenter Server, published on 16 Nov 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

NetApp SnapCenter Server versions 1.1 through 2.x are susceptible to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability which could be used to cause an unintended authenticated action in the user interface.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15516?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp Snapcenter Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-15516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetApp SnapCenter Server

- [CVE-2015-7887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7887/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2016-1502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1502/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2017-15519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15519/): Auth bypass in SnapCenter (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2018-5482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5482/): Information disclosure in SnapCenter Server (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2017-15515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15515/): Cross-site scripting in SnapCenter Server (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15516 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15516 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp SnapCenter Server, published on 16 Nov 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-2017-15516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetApp SnapCenter Server. 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-2017-15516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15516/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15516
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15516
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15516

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15516/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.