CVE-2017-17550 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Attackers can exploit CSRF to add unauthorized user accounts on ZyXEL ZyWALL USG devices, potentially leading to privilege escalation and stored XSS.
- 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-2017-17550?
CVE-2017-17550 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Nov 2018. 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
ZyXEL ZyWALL USG 2.12 AQQ.2 and 3.30 AQQ.7 devices are affected by a CSRF vulnerability via a cgi-bin/zysh-cgi cmd action to add a user account. This account's access could, for example, subsequently be used for stored XSS.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17550?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zyxel Zywall Usg 100 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17550?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-17550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvqm-gv97-f2mc.