CVE-2014-9104
Description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the XML-RPC API in the Desktop Client in OpenVPN Access Server 1.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) disconnecting established VPN sessions, (2) connect to arbitrary VPN servers, or (3) create VPN profiles and execute arbitrary commands via crafted API requests.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openvpn | openvpn_access_server | {"endIncluding":"1.5.6"} | |
References
- http://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/security-advisories.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/76
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532795/100/0/threaded
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140716-1_OpenVPN_Access_Server_Desktop_Client_Remote_Code_Execution_via_CSRF_v10.txt
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhgysgfvQh8
- http://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/security-advisories.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/76
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532795/100/0/threaded
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140716-1_OpenVPN_Access_Server_Desktop_Client_Remote_Code_Execution_via_CSRF_v10.txt
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhgysgfvQh8
CWEs
CWE-352
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.