CVE-2021-3660 Cross-site request forgery in cockpit
Attackers can embed Cockpit in iframes to perform clickjacking attacks, bypassing security controls.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2021-3660?
CVE-2021-3660 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 7 Mar 2022. 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
Cockpit (and its plugins) do not seem to protect itself against clickjacking. It is possible to render a page from a cockpit server via another website, inside an <iFrame> HTML entry. This may be used by a malicious website in clickjacking or similar attacks.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3660?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cockpit-Project Cockpit, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2021-3660?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2021-3660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3660 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3660, GHSA-5m9v-2hhc-h2wj, MGASA-2021-0467, OESA-2021-1359, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3660.