VDB-10993 · CVE-2013-5968 · OSVDB 98919

CA SiteMinder 12.0/12.5/12.51 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CA SiteMinder 12.0/12.5/12.51 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-5968. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to use the suggested workaround.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CA SiteMinder 12.0/12.5/12.51 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CA SiteMinder 12.0 through 12.51, and SiteMinder 6 Web Agents, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a " (double quote) character.

The weakness was presented 10/24/2013 by Zachary Pritchard with Cigital as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with CA. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5968 since 10/01/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (98919†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Workaround
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Workaround: Add "%22" to BadCSSChars

Timelineinfo

10/01/2013 🔍
10/24/2013 +23 days 🔍
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10/28/2013 +4 days 🔍
10/28/2013 +0 days 🔍
06/01/2021 +2773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Zachary Pritchard
Organization: Cigital
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10993
OSVDB: 98919
SecurityTracker: 1029237

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

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2013 11:21
Updated: 06/01/2021 13:50
Changes: 10/28/2013 11:21 (53), 05/15/2018 10:15 (6), 06/01/2021 13:50 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:908:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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