CVE-2017-5473

HIGH

ntopng < 2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via User Management Endpoints

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-5473. PoCs published by hyp3rlinx.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a CSRF token bypass vulnerability in ntopng Web Interface v2.4.160627, allowing remote attackers to perform actions like password resets and user additions on behalf of authenticated users by omitting or supplying arbitrary CSRF tokens.

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ntopng through 2.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users, as demonstrated by admin/add_user.lua, admin/change_user_prefs.lua, admin/delete_user.lua, and admin/password_reset.lua.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by hyp3rlinx · textwebappslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41141

This exploit demonstrates a CSRF token bypass vulnerability in ntopng Web Interface v2.4.160627, allowing remote attackers to perform actions like password resets and user additions on behalf of authenticated users by omitting or supplying arbitrary CSRF tokens.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ntopng Web Interface v2.4.160627
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must be authenticated and tricked into clicking a malicious link or visiting an attacker-controlled webpage
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41141/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95654

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0352
EPSS Percentile 87.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
ntop/ntopng < 2.4
Published Jan 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026