CWE
352
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-38999: CSRF

First published: Wed Aug 09 2023(Updated: )

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the System Halt API (/system/halt) of OPNsense Community Edition before 23.7 and Business Edition before 23.4.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted GET request.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
OPNsense OPNsense<23.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-38999?

    CVE-2023-38999 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the System Halt API of OPNsense before version 23.7.

  • How does CVE-2023-38999 affect OPNsense?

    CVE-2023-38999 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) on OPNsense by sending a crafted GET request through the System Halt API.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-38999?

    CVE-2023-38999 has a severity level of medium.

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-38999?

    To fix CVE-2023-38999, OPNsense users should update their systems to version 23.7 or newer.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-38999?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-38999 in the referenced sources: [link1](https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/5d68f43d1f254144831881fc87d885eed120cf3c) and [link2](https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.html).

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