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CVE-2018-15402: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of Origin headers on HTTP requests within the management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a targeted user to follow a URL to a malicious website. An exploit could allow the attacker to take actions within the software with the privileges of the targeted user or gain access to sensitive information.

Affected products

• Cisco Enterprise Network Virtualization Software: nfvis-8.0, nfvis-9.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105662
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-nfvis-csrf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105662
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181017-nfvis-csrf

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