# CVE-2017-2238: Cross-site request forgery in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator authentication on Toshiba home gateways 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:** 7 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ccw8-5g82-g89h

## What is CVE-2017-2238?

CVE-2017-2238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A, published on 7 Jul 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 Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A firmware HEM-GW16A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A firmware HEM-GW26A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2238?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Toshiba Hem-Gw16a Firmware, Toshiba Hem-Gw26a Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-2238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-2238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A

- [CVE-2017-2234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2234/): Missing authorization in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-2235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2235/): Auth bypass in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-2236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2236/): Hardcoded credentials in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-2237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2237/): Command injection in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-16198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16198/): Missing authorization in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2238 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-2238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A, published on 7 Jul 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-2017-2238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A. 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-2017-2238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2238/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2238
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2238
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2238

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2238/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.