What is the severity of CVE-2017-12970?

The severity of CVE-2017-12970 is considered medium due to its potential to hijack user authentication.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12970?

To fix CVE-2017-12970, implement CSRF tokens in request handling to validate user actions.

What systems are affected by CVE-2017-12970?

CVE-2017-12970 affects Apache2Triad version 1.5.4.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-12970?

CVE-2017-12970 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.

What actions can be exploited in CVE-2017-12970?

CVE-2017-12970 allows attackers to exploit authenticated user sessions to add or delete user accounts.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-12970

high

8.8

CWE

352

23/8/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-12970: CSRF

First published: Wed Aug 23 2017(Updated: )

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Apache2Triad 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of authenticated users for requests that (1) add or (2) delete user accounts via a request to phpsftpd/users.php.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apache2triad Apache2triad	=1.5.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12970?
The severity of CVE-2017-12970 is considered medium due to its potential to hijack user authentication.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12970?
To fix CVE-2017-12970, implement CSRF tokens in request handling to validate user actions.
What systems are affected by CVE-2017-12970?
CVE-2017-12970 affects Apache2Triad version 1.5.4.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-12970?
CVE-2017-12970 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.
What actions can be exploited in CVE-2017-12970?
CVE-2017-12970 allows attackers to exploit authenticated user sessions to add or delete user accounts.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12970?
The severity of CVE-2017-12970 is considered medium due to its potential to hijack user authentication.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12970?
To fix CVE-2017-12970, implement CSRF tokens in request handling to validate user actions.
What systems are affected by CVE-2017-12970?
CVE-2017-12970 affects Apache2Triad version 1.5.4.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-12970?
CVE-2017-12970 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.
What actions can be exploited in CVE-2017-12970?
CVE-2017-12970 allows attackers to exploit authenticated user sessions to add or delete user accounts.