M Monit
CVE-2014-6409
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in M/Monit 3.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change user passwords via the fullname and password parameters to /admin/users/update.
AnalysisAI
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in M/Monit 3.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change user passwords via the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in M/Monit 3.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change user passwords via the fullname and password parameters to /admin/users/update. Affected products include: Mmonit M\/Monit.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
M/Monit 3.7.4 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify user permissions b
M/Monit 3.3.2 and earlier does not verify the original password before changing passwords, which allows remote attackers
M/Monit 3.7.4 contains an authentication vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to retrieve user password has
Same weakness CWE-352 – Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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