CVE-2014-9385
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 Zenoss Core through 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that trigger arbitrary code execution via a ZenPack upload, aka ZEN-15388.
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 Zenoss Core through version 5 Beta 3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users. The attack vector is through the ZenPack upload functionality, where malicious requests can trigger arbitrary code execution on the target system by tricking authenticated users into submitting crafted 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= 2.4.0= 2.4.5= 2.5.0= 2.5.1= 2.5.2= 3.0.0= 3.0.1= 3.0.2= 3.0.3= 3.1.0= 3.2.0= 3.2.1CVSS 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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Identify if Zenoss Core is installedCheck for Zenoss processes running (ps aux | grep zen) or look for Zenoss installation directories (commonly /opt/zenoss or /usr/local/zenoss)Affected if Zenoss Core process or installation directory is found on the system
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Determine the installed Zenoss Core versionRun 'zenhub --version' or check the version file in the Zenoss installation directory, or look at the Zenoss web interface footer for version informationAffected if The installed version matches any of: 2.4.0, 2.4.5, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, or 3.2.1
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Verify ZenPack upload functionality is accessibleLog into the Zenoss web interface and navigate to the ZenPack management section (Settings > ZenPacks or similar path for adding new ZenPacks)Affected if The ZenPack upload/install functionality is present and accessible to authenticated users
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Check for anti-CSRF protection on ZenPack uploadInspect the web application's HTML forms for the ZenPack upload endpoint. Look for a hidden input field containing a token (such as 'csrfmiddlewaretoken' or 'csrf_token') in the form that handles ZenPack installationAffected if No anti-CSRF token is present in the ZenPack upload form, or the form lacks any CSRF protection mechanism
The environment is affected if Zenoss Core versions 2.4.0 through 3.2.1 are installed AND the ZenPack upload feature is accessible without proper CSRF token validation.
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 dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing operations, particularly the ZenPack upload functionality. Additionally, apply strict input validation and sandboxing on uploaded ZenPack files to prevent arbitrary code execution.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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