CVE-2021-21745 Cross-site request forgery in MF971R
Attackers can bypass Referer authentication to perform unauthorized actions on ZTE MF971R devices 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-2021-21745?
CVE-2021-21745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MF971R, published on 20 Oct 2021. 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
ZTE MF971R product has a Referer authentication bypass vulnerability. Without CSRF verification, an attackercould use this vulnerability to perform illegal authorization operations by sending a request to the user to click.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21745?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zte Mf971r Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21745?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-21745 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-21745 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in MF971R
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38xm-h4pj-7w7h.