CVE-2012-4608
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 · uneditedCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web interface in EMC RSA NetWitness Informer before 2.0.5.6 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users.
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 · moderate confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web interface of EMC RSA NetWitness Informer allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users by tricking authenticated users into unknowingly submitting malicious requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 data<= 2.0.5.5CVSS 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 RSA NetWitness Informer installationIdentify if RSA NetWitness Informer is installed on the system by checking running services, installed programs, or the product's typical installation directories.Affected if If RSA NetWitness Informer software is found on the system
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Determine installed versionLocate the version number through the web interface (typically in the About or Help section), or check installation files, registry entries, or package information depending on the installation method.Affected if If the version cannot be determined or is 2.0.5.5 or earlier
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Check web interface accessibilityVerify if the RSA NetWitness Informer web interface is accessible by attempting to reach it via browser or network scan on typical ports (such as 443 or 8080).Affected if If the web interface is accessible and the version is <= 2.0.5.5
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare your identified version against the affected range: any version less than or equal to 2.0.5.5 is vulnerable.Affected if If the installed version is 2.0.5.5 or any earlier version number
If the installed RSA NetWitness Informer version is 2.0.5.5 or earlier, the environment is affected by this CSRF vulnerability in the web interface.
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 to EMC RSA NetWitness Informer version 2.0.5.6 or later which contains the security patch. As an interim measure, implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing forms and validate Origin/Referer headers.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-4608 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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