CVE-2018-15401 Cisco Hosted Collaboration Mediation Fulfillment Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published 5 Oct 2018 Updated 26 Nov 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can perform arbitrary actions on Cisco Hosted Collaboration Mediation Fulfillment via CSRF by tricking users into clicking malicious links.

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-2018-15401?

CVE-2018-15401 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Hosted Collaboration Mediation Fulfillment, 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 Hosted Collaboration Mediation Fulfillment could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected system. 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 link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions on an affected system via a web browser and with the privileges of the user.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15401?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Hosted Collaboration Mediation Fulfillment.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15401?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-15401 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-42ww-3m2v-ggmj.