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Data Center Analytics FrameworkApplication · Cisco

CVE-2015-4189

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-06-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework (DCAF) 1.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users, aka Bug ID CSCun26807.

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 confidence

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework (DCAF) version 1.4 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions by tricking authenticated users into submitting malicious requests, effectively hijacking the authentication of arbitrary users.

MitigationImplement anti-CSRF tokens on state-changing operations, validate Origin/Referer headers, and consider SameSite cookie attributes to prevent CSRF attacks.

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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 data
Data Center Analytics FrameworkApplication
Affected:= 1.4.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm DCAF version
    Check the installed version of Cisco Data Center Analytics Framework (DCAF) on your system. This is typically available via the product's web interface, CLI, or system information panel. Look for version 1.4.0 specifically.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.4.0 (the only affected version).
  2. Verify DCAF is deployed and active
    Confirm that the DCAF application is actually running and accessible. Check if it is accepting HTTP/HTTPS connections and has active user sessions.
    Affected if DCAF 1.4.0 is running and accessible to users.
  3. Inspect state-changing request headers
    Use browser developer tools or a proxy to capture a state-changing request (such as configuration changes, user management, or data exports) submitted to DCAF. Examine whether the request includes anti-CSRF tokens in headers, form fields, or cookies.
    Affected if State-changing requests lack anti-CSRF tokens or do not validate Origin/Referer headers.

You are affected if DCAF version 1.4.0 is installed and running, and state-changing operations lack anti-CSRF token protection.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens on state-changing operations, validate Origin/Referer headers, and consider SameSite cookie attributes to prevent CSRF attacks.

Fix this in Data Center Analytics Framework Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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