CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5187

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-5187 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) vulnerability in the Directory Server web UI in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server versions 2.3 and earlier. This allows remote unauthenticated attackers to view and alter configuration information and inject OS commands.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive configuration data and execute dangerous commands on the server, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of the software and implement CSRF protection mechanisms to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) vulnerability in Directory Server (aka Enterprise Server Administration web UI) in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3 and earlier, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, and 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to view and alter (CWE-275) configuration information and inject OS commands (CWE-78) via forged requests.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS