CVE-2016-8201
CWE-352Published: January 14, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
A CSRF vulnerability in Brocade Virtual Traffic Manager versions released prior to and including 11.0 could allow an attacker to trick a logged-in user into making administrative changes on the traffic manager cluster.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2016-8201 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.0.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2016-8201 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts