Secunia Security Advisory - hkm has reported a vulnerability in 2wire routers, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks.
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TITLE:
2wire Routers Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26496
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26496/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting, Manipulation of data
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
2Wire HomePortal Series
http://secunia.com/product/2862/
2Wire OfficePortal Series
http://secunia.com/product/11696/
DESCRIPTION:
hkm has reported a vulnerability in 2wire routers, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery
attacks.
The vulnerability is caused due the administrative web interface
allowing users to perform certain sensitive actions via HTTP requests
without verifying the validity of the user's request. This can be
exploited to perform certain actions on the device when a logged in
administrator is tricked into visiting a malicious web page.
The vulnerability is reported in 1701HG version 3.17.5 and 2071
Gateway version 5.29.51. Other versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Do not browse untrusted web sites while being logged in to the
administrative section of the device.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
hkm
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-08/0226.html
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