Cross-site request forgery in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer, Micro Focus Enterprise…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) vulnerability in esfadmingui in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, and 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to forge requests, if this component is configured. This includes creating new privileged credentials, resulting in privilege elevation (CWE-275). Note esfadmingui is not enabled by default.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Focus | Micro Focus Enterprise Developer, Micro Focus Enterprise Server | 2.3 before 2.3 Update 1, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Micro Focus Enterprise Developer, Micro Focus Enterprise Server VendorMicro Focus Affected 2.3 before 2.3 Update 1, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 update1 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 update2 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:2.3:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 update1 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:2.3:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 update2 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 update1 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 update2 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:2.3:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 update1 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:2.3:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 update2 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7423
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9wj-4wmg-8684
References
More Micro Focus vulnerabilities
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- TI-2021-05475 Advance configuration exposing Information Leakage vulnerability in Micro Focus Access… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-08950 Unauthenticated SQL injection in Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-09524 Hard-coded credentials in Micro Focus Application Performance Management CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08951 Remote Code Execution in Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-09523 Arbitrary code execution vulnerability on multiple Micro Focus products CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-7423 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-7423 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x9wj-4wmg-8684 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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