PT-2014-7212 · Monit · M/Monit

Dolev Farhi · Published 2014-10-06 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2014-6409

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions M/Monit versions 3.3.2 and earlier

Description A cross-site request forgery issue allows remote attackers to hijack administrator authentication for requests that change user passwords. This is achieved via the fullname and password parameters to the "/admin/users/update" API endpoint.

Recommendations For M/Monit versions 3.3.2 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "/admin/users/update" API endpoint until a patch is available. Avoid using the fullname and password parameters in this endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-6409

Affected Products

M/Monit

References · 6

• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/71 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/34718 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/34718 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128321/M-Monit-3.2.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6409 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96122 · Note