CVE-2017-1769 Cross-site request forgery in Business Process Manager

High 8.8 Published 24 Jan 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM Business Process 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-2017-1769?

CVE-2017-1769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Business Process Manager, published on 24 Jan 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

IBM Business Process Manager 8.6 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: 136783.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1769?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Business Process Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Business Process Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jcjr-9c2g-x25j.