CVE-2016-5372
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 NetApp Snap Creator Framework before 4.3.0P1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
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 NetApp Snap Creator Framework before version 4.3.0P1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users by tricking authenticated users into submitting malicious requests via unknown vectors.
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<= 4.3.0CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 NetApp Snap Creator Framework is installedCheck for Snap Creator Framework installation by looking for its installation directory, service, or by querying the system for NetApp-related software packages.Affected if Snap Creator Framework is not installed on the system.
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Locate the installed version numberCheck the Snap Creator Framework GUI (typically accessible via web browser on port 8443 or 8090), check the agent.properties or scf-server.properties configuration files in the installation directory, or look in the installation logs.Affected if Unable to determine the installed version from configuration files or GUI.
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Compare installed version against affected rangeThe affected versions are all releases up to and including 4.3.0. If your installed version is 4.3.0 or any earlier version (such as 4.1.x, 4.2.x, or 4.3.0), your installation is vulnerable.Affected if Installed version is 4.3.0 or earlier (any version <= 4.3.0).
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Check if the web interface is exposedVerify whether the Snap Creator Framework web interface is accessible over the network. CSRF attacks require the authenticated user to access the malicious page while logged into Snap Creator.Affected if Web interface is accessible and users authenticate to it.
A system is affected if NetApp Snap Creator Framework is installed with version 4.3.0 or earlier and users authenticate to its web interface, making them vulnerable to CSRF attacks.
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 NetApp Snap Creator Framework 4.3.0P1 or later. Additionally, implement anti-CSRF tokens on state-changing operations and configure SameSite cookie attributes as a defense-in-depth measure.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2016-5372 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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