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Metasploit Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability - Windows
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
3.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Metasploit and is prone to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to absence of csrf verification for GET requests so that the stop action could be triggered through GET requests, an attacker able to trick an authenticated user to request a URL which runs JavaScript could trigger the same action.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Metasploit before 4.14.0 (Update 2017061301)
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the latest version Metasploit 4.14.0 (Update 2017061301) or above.