CVE-2017-2238 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting Toshiba Home gateway models HEM-GW16A and HEM-GW26A, specifically firmware versions V1.2.0 and earlier. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but no authentication. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:toshiba:hem-gw16a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:toshiba:hem-gw26a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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