High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-11567

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MONGOOSE-WEB-SERVER-v6.5-CSRF-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txtnvdExploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/3nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42614/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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