CVE-2017-8793 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attacker bypasses Same Origin Policy via CORS misconfiguration in Accellion FTA, enabling cross-origin access to sensitive resources.
- 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-2017-8793?
CVE-2017-8793 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 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
An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. By sending a POST request to home/seos/courier/web/wmProgressstat.html.php with an attacker domain in the acallow parameter, the device will respond with an Access-Control-Allow-Origin header allowing the attacker to have site access with a bypass of the Same Origin Policy.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8793?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Accellion File Transfer Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8793?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8793 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8793 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-8794 Server-side request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2019-5622 Accellion File Transfer Appliance Use of Hard-coded Credentials
- CVE-2019-5623 Accellion File Transfer Appliance Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
- CVE-2015-2857 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2017-8303 Command injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9r2-f53m-rgrx.