CVE-2018-1479 Cross-site request forgery in BigFix Platform

High 8.8 Published 27 Apr 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An attacker can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions on the IBM BigFix Platform via cross-site request forgery.

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-2018-1479?

CVE-2018-1479 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM BigFix Platform, published on 27 Apr 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

IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 140761.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1479?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Bigfix Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1479?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hj32-3rpc-p9j5.