CVE-2017-6038 Cross-site request forgery in Belden Hirschmann GECKO
Attackers can perform unauthorized actions on the switch web interface by tricking authenticated users into submitting malicious requests.
- 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-2017-6038?
CVE-2017-6038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann GECKO, published on 30 Jun 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 Belden Hirschmann GECKO Lite Managed switch, Version 2.0.00 and prior versions. The web application does not sufficiently verify that requests were provided by the user who submitted the request.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Belden Hirschmann Gecko Lite Managed Switch Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Belden Hirschmann GECKO
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phwq-44x5-8j26.