Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of privileged users for requests that shutdown a server via a shutdown action to server-admin/proxy_ajaxprocessor.jsp.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- WSO2 Carbon 4.4.5 - Denial of Service / Cross-Site Request Forgery EDB-40242 · webapps · Aug 16, 2016 · verified
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References
- https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2016-0101
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WSO2-CARBON-v4.4.5-CSRF-DOS.txt
- 92473 vdb-entry
- 20160813 WSO2-CARBON v4.4.5 CSRF / DOS mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138332/WSO2-Carbon-4.4.5-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Denial-Of-Service.html
- 40242 exploit