Cerberus FTP Server up to 2.41 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cerberus FTP Server up to 2.41. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-2999. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cerberus FTP Server up to 2.41 (File Transfer Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the web interface in Cerberus FTP Server before 5.0.5.0 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add a user account or (2) reconfigure the state of the FTP service, as demonstrated by a request to usermanager/users/modify.

The weakness was disclosed 10/04/2012 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2999 since 05/30/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63559 (Cerberus FTP Server < 5.0.5.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FTP.

Upgrading to version 2.42 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78896), Tenable (63559), SecurityFocus (BID 55788†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38135†). The entries VDB-63281 and VDB-62558 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• File Transfer Software

Vendor

• Cerberus

Name

• FTP Server

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39
• 2.40
• 2.41

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 63559
Nessus Name: Cerberus FTP Server < 5.0.5.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: FTP Server 2.42

Timelineinfo

05/30/2012 🔍
09/25/2012 +118 days 🔍
10/04/2012 +9 days 🔍
10/04/2012 +0 days 🔍
10/04/2012 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2013 +104 days 🔍
01/21/2013 +5 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +792 days 🔍
08/11/2024 +3428 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-2999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62557
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 78896
SecurityFocus: 55788 - Cerberus FTP Server CVE-2012-2999 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 38135 - Cerberus FTP Server <5.0.5 Remote Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 08/11/2024 05:23
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (63), 04/24/2017 09:41 (4), 12/14/2021 17:27 (3), 08/11/2024 05:23 (15)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:436:103

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