Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2014· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-5284

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web management interface in httpd/cgi-bin/shutdown.cgi in Smoothwall Express 3.1 and 3.0 SP3 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that perform a reboot via a request to cgi-bin/shutdown.cgi.

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Affected products

Smoothwall/Smoothwall2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall:3.0:sp3:*:*:express:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall:3.0:sp3:*:*:express:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall:*:*:*:*:express:*:*:*range: <=3.1
Smoothwall/Express 3.1llm-fuzzy
Range: <=3.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/129698/SmoothWall-3.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlnvdExploit
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16006nvdExploit
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/70497nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99403nvd

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