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CVE-2017-5473

Published: Jan 14, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.6%
Top 11.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ntopng through 2.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users, as demonstrated by admin/add_user.lua, admin/change_user_prefs.lua, admin/delete_user.lua, and admin/password_reset.lua.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

ntop
commercialaka ntopng, ndpi
ntopngOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95654
securityfocus.com
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/1b2ceac8f578a246af6351c4f476e3102cdf21b3
github.com
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/f91fbe3d94c8346884271838ae3406ae633f6f15
github.com
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