CVE-2018-0446 Cisco Industrial Network Director Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker can trick users into performing arbitrary actions on Cisco Industrial Network Director via CSRF, potentially escalating privileges or modifying data.

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-2018-0446?

CVE-2018-0446 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director, published on 5 Oct 2018. 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 vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to follow a malicious, customized link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions on the affected device via a web browser and with the privileges of the user.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0446?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Network Level Service.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-0446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vqjh-65h8-v6p9.

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