CVE-2017-5169 in Smart Security Manager
Summary
by MITRE
An issue was discovered in Hanwha Techwin Smart Security Manager Versions 1.5 and prior. Multiple Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities have been identified. The flaws exist within the Redis and Apache Felix Gogo servers that are installed as part of this product. By issuing specific HTTP Post requests, an attacker can gain system level access to a remote shell session. Smart Security Manager Versions 1.5 and prior are affected by these vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can allow for remote code execution.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/27/2020
The vulnerability identified in Hanwha Techwin Smart Security Manager versions 1.5 and prior represents a critical security flaw that exposes organizations to significant remote exploitation risks. This issue manifests through multiple cross site request forgery vulnerabilities embedded within the product's infrastructure components, specifically affecting the Redis and Apache Felix Gogo servers that are integral to the system's operation. The vulnerability's classification aligns with CWE-352, which defines Cross-Site Request Forgery as a weakness where the application fails to validate that requests originate from legitimate sources, allowing attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability exploits the absence of proper request validation mechanisms within the Redis and Apache Felix Gogo server components. These servers, when deployed as part of the Smart Security Manager, do not adequately verify the authenticity of incoming HTTP POST requests, creating an attack surface where malicious actors can craft specially crafted requests that bypass authentication and authorization controls. The flaw specifically enables remote code execution through the manipulation of these server components, allowing attackers to establish system-level access and execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple privilege escalation, as it provides attackers with complete control over the compromised system through remote shell sessions. This level of access enables adversaries to perform comprehensive system reconnaissance, install persistent backdoors, exfiltrate sensitive data, and potentially use the compromised system as a launch point for further attacks within the network. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.5, indicating that organizations utilizing these older versions face immediate risk without proper mitigation measures in place.
Organizations should implement immediate remediation strategies to address this vulnerability, including upgrading to versions of Smart Security Manager that have patched these CSRF flaws. The mitigation approach should incorporate proper input validation and request origin verification mechanisms within the Redis and Apache Felix Gogo server configurations. Security controls should also include network segmentation to limit access to these vulnerable components, implementation of web application firewalls to detect and block malicious requests, and regular security assessments to identify similar vulnerabilities in other system components. According to ATT&CK framework, this vulnerability maps to techniques involving command and control communications and privilege escalation, highlighting the need for comprehensive defensive measures across multiple security domains to prevent successful exploitation attempts.