CVE-2017-5473

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Published Jan 14, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ntopng through 2.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users, as demonstrated by admin/add_user.lua, admin/change_user_prefs.lua, admin/delete_user.lua, and admin/password_reset.lua.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ntop:ntopng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14577	Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ntopng through 2.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users, as demonstrated by admin/add_user.lua, admin/change_user_prefs.lua, admin/delete_user.lua, and admin/password_reset.lua.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.5% (3.525% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95654
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/1b2ceac8f578a246af6351c4f476e3102cdf21b3
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/f91fbe3d94c8346884271838ae3406ae633f6f15
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41141/

History

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Subscriptions

Ntop Ntopng

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 14, 2017, 6:56 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:04 PM
Reserved: Jan 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 14, 2017, 7:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM

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