CVE-2014-1427

MAAS API vulnerable to CSRF attack

CRITICAL
9.6
CVSS Score
Published: April 22, 2019 at 03:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMetal As a ServiceMetal As a Service

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Severity
CRITICAL9.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Ubuntu MAAS allows an attacker to cause a logged-in user to execute commands via cross-site scripting. This issue affects MAAS versions prior to 1.9.2.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.9.2
Affected range stops below 1.9.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.9.2
Affected range stops below 1.9.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/maas/+milestone/1.9.2

CVSS

9.6CRITICALcanonical
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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