Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web management interface in…
Priority LOW 34CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02268 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall:*:*:*:*:express:*:*:* | up to 3.1 | Vulnerable | Smoothwall |
| cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall:3.0:sp3:*:*:express:*:*:* | 3.0 sp3 | Vulnerable | Smoothwall |
- cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall:*:*:*:*:express:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1 Vulnerable ·Smoothwall
- cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall:3.0:sp3:*:*:express:*:*:* Versions 3.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·Smoothwall
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5284
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3j4-2rg7-wq4c
References
More Smoothwall vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00193 Integer overflow in the TCP stream reassembly module (stream4) for Snort 2.0 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-07658 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Smoothwall Express 3.1 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2011-04555 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web management interface in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2014-07657 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in httpd/cgi-bin/vpn.cgi/vpnconfig.dat in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2014-07656 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Smoothwall Express 3.1 and 3.0 SP3… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2011-5284 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-5284 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r3j4-2rg7-wq4c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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