CVE-2017-11567 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mongoose Web Server before 6.9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that modify Mongoose.conf via a request to __mg_admin?save. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code remotely.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.14% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-09-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cesanta | mongoose embedded web server library |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mongoose Web Server 6.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery / Remote Code Execution | 2017-09-04 |
References
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MONGOOSE-WEB-SERVER-v6.5-CSRF-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txt
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/3
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42614/
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MONGOOSE-WEB-SERVER-v6.5-CSRF-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txt
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/3
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42614/
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