SB2017031802 - Cross-site request forgery in Debian Linux
Published: March 18, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017031802
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7178)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
CSRF was discovered in the web UI in Deluge before 1.3.14. The exploitation methodology involves (1) hosting a crafted plugin that executes an arbitrary program from its __init__.py file and (2) causing the victim to download, install, and enable this plugin.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes/1.3.14
- http://git.deluge-torrent.org/deluge/commit/?h=1.3-stable&id=318ab179865e0707d7945edc3a13a464a108d583
- http://git.deluge-torrent.org/deluge/commit/?h=develop&id=11e8957deaf0c76fdfbac62d99c8b6c61cfdddf9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3856
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97041
- https://bugs.debian.org/857903
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-06