VDB-50453 · CVE-2009-3029 · BID 36570

Symantec SecurityExpressions Audit/Compliance Server up to 4.1.1 Error Message cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec SecurityExpressions Audit and Compliance Server up to 4.1.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation 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 the console in Symantec SecurityExpressions Audit and Compliance Server 4.1.1, 4.1, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via "external client input" that triggers crafted error messages.

The weakness was presented 10/06/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3029. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42083 (Symantec SecurityExpressions Audit and Compliance Server Multiple XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (42083). See 50454 for similar entry.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Nessus ID: 42083
Nessus Name: Symantec SecurityExpressions Audit and Compliance Server Multiple XSS
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Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3029 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 23716 - Symantec SecurityExpressions Audit and Compliance Server Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Medium
SecurityFocus: 36570 - Symantec SecurityExpressions Audit and Compliance Server Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 58651 - Symantec SecurityExpressions Audit and Compliance Server Unspecified XSS

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/24/2021 00:18
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/15/2017 09:32 (9), 08/24/2021 00:06 (4), 08/24/2021 00:18 (1)
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