# CVE-2009-1797: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities on the Network Management Card (NMC) on American Power Conversion (APC) Switched

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-12-28 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities on the Network Management Card (NMC) on American Power Conversion (APC) Switched Rack PDU (aka Rack Mount Power Distribution) devices and other devices allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of (1) administrator or (2) device users for requests that create new administrative users or have unspecified other impact.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://holisticinfosec.org/content/view/111/45/
- http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=10887
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166739
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37744

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