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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-5473 · published 14 January 2017

CVE-2017-5473: Ntopng cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Ntop · Ntopng

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 3.6% · top 11.1% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
3.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95654 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/1b2ceac8f578a246af6351c4f476e3102cdf21b3 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/f91fbe3d94c8346884271838ae3406ae633f6f15 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41141/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95654 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/1b2ceac8f578a246af6351c4f476e3102cdf21b3 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/f91fbe3d94c8346884271838ae3406ae633f6f15 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41141/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-5473), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.