CVE-2011-2522: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2011-2522: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in S...

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in Samba 3.x before 3.5.10 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) shut down daemons, (2) start daemons, (3) add shares, (4) remove shares, (5) add printers, (6) remove printers, (7) add user accounts, or (8) remove user accounts, as demonstrated by certain start, stop, and restart parameters to the status program.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 23:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2011-2522 affects Samba's SWAT administration tool in Samba 3.x before 3.5.10. If an administrator is logged into SWAT and visits a malicious page, that page could make SWAT perform administrative changes using the admin's session. Exposure is most likely in legacy environments still running Samba 3.x before 3.5.10 with SWAT enabled and used for administration. Systems without SWAT access, without active admin sessions, or already updated to fixed vendor packages are less likely exposed. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item unless SWAT is internet-accessible or used from general browsing workstations. Prioritize confirming whether SWAT exists, then update or retire affected Samba 3.x installations. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Samba to 3.5.10 or a vendor-fixed package.; Review Debian, Ubuntu, Mandriva, HP, or Samba guidance applicable to your build.; Limit SWAT administrative access while remediation is pending..

Prepared: Jun 27, 2026, 18:09 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jul 29, 2011, 20:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8290CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=721348CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
samba-swat-csrf(68843)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

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