CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5264

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Versions of Nexpose prior to 6.4.66 fail to adequately validate the source of HTTP requests intended for the Automated Actions administrative web application, making them susceptible to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack.

Risk Assessment

A CSRF attack could allow a malicious user to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of a logged-in administrator, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Nexpose to version 6.4.66 or later to secure the application against CSRF attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Versions of Nexpose prior to 6.4.66 fail to adequately validate the source of HTTP requests intended for the Automated Actions administrative web application, and are susceptible to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack.

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