What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-2238?

CVE-2017-2238 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Hem Gw16A Firmware CVE-2017-2238

HIGH

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)

2017-07-07 vultures@jpcert.or.jp

CSRF Hem Gw16A Firmware Hem Gw26A Firmware

8.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 07, 2017 - 13:29 cve.org

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A firmware HEM-GW16A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A firmware HEM-GW26A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A firmware HEM-GW16A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A firmware HEM-GW26A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. 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 Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A firmware HEM-GW16A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A firmware HEM-GW26A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Toshiba Hem-Gw16A Firmware, Toshiba Hem-Gw26A Firmware.

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.