CVE-2010-0153
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Local Management Interface (LMI) on the IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System (PNMSS) appliance with firmware before 2.5.0.2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change settings or (2) conduct denial of service attacks.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCSRF vulnerability in the Local Management Interface (LMI) of IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System allows remote attackers to hijack authenticated administrator sessions to modify appliance settings or trigger denial of service conditions. The vulnerability exists in firmware versions prior to 2.5.0.2.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versions= 1.6= 2.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System is deployedIdentify the appliance or virtual machine running IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System in your environment. Check system inventory or network scans for the product signature.Affected if The product IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System Virtual Appliance is present in the environment.
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Determine the installed firmware versionAccess the Local Management Interface (LMI) or check the appliance console for the firmware version. The LMI is typically accessed via https on the management IP. Navigate to the system status or about section to view the firmware build number.Affected if The firmware version is displayed as a version prior to 2.5.0.2 (for example, 1.6 or 2.5).
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Verify the LMI is network-accessibleConfirm the LMI web interface is reachable on the management network. Attempt to access the login page via HTTP/HTTPS to determine if the administrative interface is exposed.Affected if The LMI web interface responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests and accepts administrator authentication.
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Check for CSRF protection mechanismsInspect the LMI administrative pages for the presence of anti-CSRF tokens or unique request identifiers in forms and AJAX requests. View the page source of LMI administrative forms to look for hidden token fields or request validation.Affected if No anti-CSRF tokens or request validation tokens are found in LMI administrative forms, indicating the CSRF protection is absent.
If the IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System Virtual Appliance is running firmware versions prior to 2.5.0.2 and the LMI is accessible, the environment is affected by this CSRF vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System firmware to version 2.5.0.2 or later, which includes CSRF protection mechanisms. Additionally, implement anti-CSRF tokens for LMI administrative functions.
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