CVE-2014-5360 in Management Suite
Summary
by MITRE
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the admin interface in LANDESK Management Suite before 9.6 SP1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the AMTVersion parameter to remote/serverlist_grouptree.aspx.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/29/2024
The CVE-2014-5360 vulnerability represents a critical cross-site scripting flaw within the LANDESK Management Suite administrative interface. This vulnerability specifically affects versions prior to 9.6 SP1 and exposes the system to remote code execution risks through malicious web script injection. The attack vector targets the AMTVersion parameter within the remote/serverlist_grouptree.aspx endpoint, which serves as a crucial interface for system administrators managing remote devices through Intel AMT technology integration.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability stems from inadequate input validation and output encoding within the administrative web interface. When the AMTVersion parameter receives malicious input, the application fails to properly sanitize or escape the data before rendering it back to the user interface. This failure creates an XSS condition where attacker-controlled scripts can execute within the context of the administrator's browser session. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and leverages the trust relationship between the authenticated administrator and the web application to deliver malicious payloads.
From an operational impact perspective, this vulnerability poses significant risks to enterprise environments utilizing LANDESK Management Suite for device management and monitoring. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of an authenticated administrator, potentially leading to complete system compromise. The attack allows for session hijacking, data exfiltration, and privilege escalation within the management suite's administrative functions. Given that the administrative interface typically holds elevated privileges and access to sensitive network information, the potential damage extends beyond simple script injection to full system infiltration.
The vulnerability aligns with CWE-79, which specifically addresses cross-site scripting flaws in web applications, and demonstrates the critical importance of input validation and output encoding in preventing such attacks. From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this vulnerability maps to T1059.007 for scripting and T1566 for spearphishing with a link, as attackers can craft malicious links that exploit this vulnerability to establish persistent access to the management infrastructure. Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including applying the vendor-provided patch for LANDESK Management Suite 9.6 SP1, implementing web application firewalls to filter malicious inputs, and conducting comprehensive security assessments of the administrative interfaces to identify similar vulnerabilities. Additionally, network segmentation and privilege separation should be enforced to limit the potential impact of successful exploitation attempts.