Title: Adobe Flash Player HTTP Referer Header CSRF
Info
Disclosure
Jul 10, 2007
Discovery
Unknown
Dates
Exploit
Unknown
Solution
Unknown
Description
Flash Player 9.0.45.0 and earlier allow an attacker to manipulate HTTP referrer headers by way of ActionScript. This allows an attacker to spoof the origin of a request and bypass common filters to prevent CSRF. An attacker could leverage this for to issue a CSRF from outside of the target's domain.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Information Disclosure,
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Integrity
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified,
Vendor Verified
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.47.0 (Windows) or version 9.0.48.0 (Linux), as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.