CVE-2017-8971 Cross-site request forgery in Matrix Operating Environment
Clickjacking in HPE Matrix Operating Environment allows attackers to trick users into performing unintended actions, requiring a security patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8971?
CVE-2017-8971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Matrix Operating Environment, published on 15 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A clickjacking vulnerability in HPE Matrix Operating Environment version 7.6 LR1 was found.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Matrix Operating Environment.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Matrix Operating Environment
- CVE-2016-2018 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2016-2029 HPE Matrix Operating Environment before 7.5.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unspecified vectors
- CVE-2016-8533 Privilege escalation in Matrix Operating Environment
- CVE-2016-8534 Privilege escalation in Matrix Operating Environment
- CVE-2017-5781 Cross-site request forgery in Matrix Operating Environment
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wgp2-h668-fp64.