CVE-2011-2522

Name: CVE-2011-2522
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2011-07-29T20:55:02.157+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 10.05%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-2522 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 10.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

10.05%

95.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Samba	Samba	>= 3.0.0, < 3.3.16
Samba	Samba	>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.14
Samba	Samba	>= 3.5.0, < 3.5.10
Debian	Debian Linux	5.0
Debian	Debian Linux	6.0
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	11.04

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN29529126/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133527864025056&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/74071Broken Link
http://samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.5.10.htmlVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45393Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45488Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45496Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8317Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1182-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2290Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17577Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c03008543Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:121Broken Link
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2011-2522Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48899Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=721348Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8290Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68843Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN29529126/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133527864025056&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/74071Broken Link
http://samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.5.10.htmlVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45393Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45488Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45496Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8317Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1182-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2290Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17577Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c03008543Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:121Broken Link
http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2011-2522Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48899Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=721348Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8290Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68843Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jul 29, 2011
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-2522?

How severe is CVE-2011-2522?

Severity scoring for CVE-2011-2522 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 10.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2522?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST