VDB-70188 · CVE-2014-4687 · BID 77960

pfSense 2.1.3 firewall_schedule.php txtRecallBuffer cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in pfSense 2.1.3 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the file firewall_schedule.php. The manipulation of the argument txtRecallBuffer with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in pfSense before 2.1.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the starttime0 parameter to firewall_schedule.php, (2) the rssfeed parameter to rss.widget.php, (3) the servicestatusfilter parameter to services_status.widget.php, (4) the txtRecallBuffer parameter to exec.php, or (5) the HTTP Referer header to log.widget.php.

The weakness was presented 07/02/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pfsense.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4687 since 06/28/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

By approaching the search of inurl:firewall_schedule.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106490 (pfSense < 2.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SA-14_08 - SA-14_12)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 2.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (106490). See 70193, 70192, 70191 and 70190 for similar entries.

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

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 106490
Nessus Name: pfSense < 2.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SA-14_08 - SA-14_12)
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OpenVAS ID: 64849
OpenVAS Name: pfSense Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Sep15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pfSense 2.1.3

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06/06/2014 🔍
06/28/2014 +22 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +4 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +267 days 🔍
01/31/2018 +1042 days 🔍
03/11/2019 +404 days 🔍

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Advisory: pfsense.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-4687 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 77960

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Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/11/2019 06:46
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (50), 03/11/2019 06:46 (14)
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