CVE-2018-7677
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 · uneditedA CSRF exposure exists in NetIQ Access Manager (NAM) 4.4 Identity Server component.
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 NetIQ Access Manager 4.4 Identity Server allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions on the Identity Server, potentially modifying user settings or executing privileged operations.
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= 4.4CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Verify NetIQ Access Manager versionCheck the installed version of NetIQ Access Manager through the admin console, version information file, or packaging system. Common methods include: accessing the admin dashboard and looking at the version display, or running version query commands if available from the installation.Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.4 (version 4.4)
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Confirm Identity Server component is deployedVerify that the Identity Server component of NetIQ Access Manager is installed and active. This can be confirmed through the admin console's component status view or by checking that Identity Server services are running.Affected if Identity Server component is present and running in the environment
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Inspect CSRF protection configurationAccess the Identity Server configuration settings through the NetIQ Access Manager admin console. Look for security settings related to CSRF token validation, synchronizer token pattern configuration, or SameSite cookie attributes.Affected if No anti-CSRF tokens are configured, CSRF token validation is disabled, or SameSite cookie attributes are not set on Identity Server sessions
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Check for state-changing operations without token protectionReview the Identity Server's available operations, particularly those that modify user settings or perform privileged actions. Examine whether these endpoints require token validation for state-changing requests.Affected if State-changing operations do not require valid CSRF tokens or equivalent protection
The environment is affected if NetIQ Access Manager version 4.4 is installed with the Identity Server component and CSRF protections (synchronizer tokens or SameSite cookies) are not properly configured on state-changing operations.
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 (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing operations in the Identity Server component, and configure proper CSRF token validation. Alternatively, enable SameSite cookie attributes as an additional layer of protection.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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