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Yamaha RT Series Routers Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28690
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Release Date:
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2008-01-29
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Last Update:
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2008-02-07
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Popularity:
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3,058 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Yamaha RT Series Routers
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0524
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Yamaha RT Series Routers, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability is caused due to the device allowing users to perform certain actions via HTTP requests without performing any validity checks to verify the request. This can be exploited to e.g. change the administrator password by enticing a logged-in administrator to visit a malicious site.
Please see the vendor's advisory for a list of affected models.
Solution:
Update to the latest firmware versions. Please see the vendor's advisory for details.
Do not browse untrusted websites or follow untrusted links while logged on to the device.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported via JVN.
Changelog:
2008-02-07: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Yamaha Corporation:
http://www.rtpro.yamaha.co.jp/RT/FAQ/Security/JVN88575577.html
JVN#88575577:
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2388575577/index.html
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