# 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.

- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q4q2-fvwf-6ghv

## 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 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## 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 | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `io.hawt:project` | Maven | All versions | 1.5.4 |
| `io.hawt:project` | Maven | All versions | 1.5.4 |

Products: 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

- [CVE-2019-9827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9827/): Server-Side Request Forgery in Hawt Hawtio (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-0121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0121/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-0120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0120/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-2589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2589/): Insecure cookie sharing in Hawtio (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2017-2617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2617/): File upload in hawtio (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7556 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- io.hawt:project (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.5.4
- io.hawt:project (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 1.5.4

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-2017-7556/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7556/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7556
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7556
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7556

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7556/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.