Synopsis
Important impact: httpd security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important impact
Topic
An update for httpd is now available for NetEye 4.17.
NetEye Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating.
Description
httpd is the Apache HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server program used in the NetEye 4 Product to expose the web interface.
A lack of some headers useful to prevent cross-site request forgery and clickjacking attacks was found in the configuration. Attackers were able to induce users to perform actions that they do not intend to perform.
Security Fix(es) for NetEye 4.17:
- httpd-neteye-config-1.9.1-1.noarch.rpm
- httpd-neteye-config-autosetup-1.9.1-1.noarch.rpm
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the links listed in the References section.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to the NetEye Update Section inside the User Guide.
After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.
Affected Products
All NetEye 4.x versions prior to and including 4.17.
Fixes
- NCH-18 – httpd-neteye-config: clickjacking vulnerability
- NCH-20 – httpd-neteye-config: CSRF vulnerability
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
- https://portswigger.net/web-security/csrf
- https://portswigger.net/web-security/clickjacking
Mattia Codato
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