CVE-2012-3294: ibm websphere_mq Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3294 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ibm websphere_mq. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 17-08-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Web Gateway component in IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0.4 and earlier, and WebSphere MQ - Managed File Transfer 7.5, allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that (1) add user accounts via the /wmqfteconsole/Filespaces URI, (2) modify permissions via the /wmqfteconsole/FileSpacePermisssions URI, or (3) add MQ Message Descriptor (MQMD) user accounts via the /wmqfteconsole/UploadUsers URI.

• CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.