Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.5.1 DlpConnectFlow$view.flo displayTab cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.5.1. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file /brightmail/setting/compliance/DlpConnectFlow$view.flo. The manipulation of the argument displayTab with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in brightmail/setting/compliance/DlpConnectFlow$view.flo in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.x before 10.5.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the displayTab parameter.

The weakness was presented 04/22/2014 by William Costa as SYM14-006 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1648 since 01/23/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73690 (Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.x < 10.5.2 Management Console XSS (SYM14-006)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

Upgrading to version 10.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at symantec.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16243.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92712), Tenable (73690), SecurityFocus (BID 66966†), Secunia (SA58047†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030136†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 73690
Nessus Name: Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.x < 10.5.2 Management Console XSS (SYM14-006)
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OpenVAS ID: 802453
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Messaging Gateway displayTab Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Upgrade: Messaging Gateway 10.5.2
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Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM14-006
Researcher: William Costa
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1648 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1648
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13043

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X-Force: 92712 - Symantec Messaging Gateway displayTab cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 66966 - Symantec Messaging Gateway Management Console Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 58047 - Symantec Messaging Gateway "displayTab" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030136 - Symantec Messaging Gateway Input Validation Flaw in 'displayTab' Parameter Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 44655 - Symantec Messaging Gateway XSS Vulnerability via the displayTab Parameter, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 04/23/2014 01:03 PM
Updated: 06/12/2024 05:47 PM
Changes: 04/23/2014 01:03 PM (94), 05/29/2017 08:52 AM (2), 06/17/2021 02:57 PM (3), 06/12/2024 05:47 PM (17)
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