CVE-2017-7556 Cross-Site Request Forgery in hawtio
Remote attackers can trick users into submitting malicious requests to the Hawtio server, potentially leading to unauthorized actions on behalf of the user.
- 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
What is CVE-2017-7556?
CVE-2017-7556 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat, Inc. hawtio, published on 17 Aug 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
Hawtio versions up to and including 1.5.3 are vulnerable to CSRF vulnerability allowing remote attackers to trick the user to visit their website containing a malicious script which can be submitted to hawtio server on behalf of the user.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7556?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.hawt:project. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
io.hawt:project Maven | All versions | 1.5.4 |
io.hawt:project Maven | All versions | 1.5.4 |
Products include Hawt Hawtio.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7556?
Upgrade io.hawt:project to 1.5.4 or later.
Is CVE-2017-7556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat, Inc. hawtio
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4q2-fvwf-6ghv.