Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mongoose Web Server before 6.9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that modify Mongoose.conf via a request to __mg_admin?save
Published Sep 7, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.13%
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mongoose Web Server before 6.9 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that modify Mongoose.conf via a request to __mg_admin?save. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code remotely.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04135) | 90.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04135) | 89.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00666) | 69.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.33% (0.05333) | 93.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 5.72% (0.05723) | 93.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 5.97% (0.05967) | 92.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 5.33% (0.05333) | 92.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 7.36% (0.07359) | 93.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 7.52% (0.07517) | 93.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.77% (0.06773) | 92.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.06% (0.11065) | 94.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.06% (0.11065) | 94.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.06% (0.11065) | 88.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.15% (0.08155) | 85.24th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.15% (0.08155) | 85.06th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.15% (0.08155) | 92.65th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.15% (0.08155) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MONGOOSE-WEB-SERVER-v6.5-CSRF-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/3 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42614/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MONGOOSE-WEB-SERVER-v6.5-CSRF-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42614/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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