CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-7423

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-7423 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) vulnerability in esfadmingui in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to forge requests. This can lead to the creation of new privileged credentials and privilege elevation (CWE-275).

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems and data, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to disable the esfadmingui component if not in use and to apply available patches to secure the system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) vulnerability in esfadmingui in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, and 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to forge requests, if this component is configured. This includes creating new privileged credentials, resulting in privilege elevation (CWE-275). Note esfadmingui is not enabled by default.

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