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CVE-2014-5437

6.8 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in ARRIS Touchstone TG862G/CT Telephony Gateway with firmware 7.6.59S.CT and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication o…

Published Dec 17, 2014arrisCWE-352EPSS 0.56%

Overview

CVE-2014-5437 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting arris touchstone_tg862g\/ct_firmware. It was published on December 17, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in ARRIS Touchstone TG862G/CT Telephony Gateway with firmware 7.6.59S.CT and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) enable remote management via a request to remote_management.php, (2) add a port forwarding rule via a request to port_forwarding_add.php, (3) change the wireless network to open via a request to wireless_network_configuration_edit.php, or (4) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the keyword parameter to managed_sites_add_keyword.php.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from arris. Update touchstone_tg862g\/ct_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
arristouchstone_tg862g\/ct_firmware0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-5437?

CVE-2014-5437 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting arris touchstone_tg862g\/ct_firmware. It was published on December 17, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2014-5437?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-5437?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from arris. Update touchstone_tg862g\/ct_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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