Cross-Site Request Forgery in Peplink Balance Devices
CVE-2017-8836

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Peplink

Status
B305hw2 Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 June 2017

What is CVE-2017-8836?

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the administrative interface of Peplink Balance devices. This issue impacts devices running firmware versions prior to 7.0.1-build2093, including Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500. Exploitation of this flaw could allow an attacker to execute unauthorized commands by tricking a logged-in user into visiting a malicious website. Such attacks could lead to unauthorized changes, including altering administrative credentials, thereby compromising the security of the affected devices.

References

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink/
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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