Barracuda Web Filter up to 6.0.0 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Barracuda Web Filter up to 6.0.0. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was released 07/22/2014 by Benjamin Mejri with Vulnerability Lab as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at barracuda.com. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Vulnerability-Lab and been published 1 days after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 6.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94762) and Exploit-DB (34148).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Vulnerability-Lab
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Filter 6.0.1

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07/22/2014 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: barracuda.com

Advisory: barracuda.com
Researcher: Benjamin Mejri
Organization: Vulnerability Lab
Status: Confirmed
X-Force: 94762 - Barracuda Web Filter cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 68828 - Barracuda Web Filter HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 103677

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 10:16
Updated: 04/13/2019 06:49
Changes: 07/23/2014 10:16 (50), 04/13/2019 06:49 (7)
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