Symantec Web Gateway 5.1.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Web Gateway 5.1.1. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symantec Web Gateway 5.1.1 (Firewall Software). This issue affects an unknown code block. 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) vectors involving PHP scripts and (2) unspecified other vectors.

The weakness was shared 02/10/2014 by William Costa as SYM14-003 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5013 since 07/29/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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.

After 1 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72480 (Symantec Web Gateway <= 5.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM14-003)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13844.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91009), Tenable (72480), SecurityFocus (BID 65405†), OSVDB (103144†) and Secunia (SA56895†). The entry VDB-12270 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 72480
Nessus Name: Symantec Web Gateway <= 5.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM14-003)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Gateway 5.2
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM14-003
Researcher: William Costa
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5013 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5013
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12269

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X-Force: 91009 - Symantec Web Gateway unspecified cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 65405 - Symantec Web Gateway Multiple Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 56895 - Symantec Web Gateway Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 103144
Vulnerability Center: 43658 - Symantec Web Gateway 5.1.1 and Earlier Remote XSS Vulnerability in Management Console, High

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

Created: 02/13/2014 09:05
Updated: 06/09/2021 14:17
Changes: 02/13/2014 09:05 (86), 05/23/2017 08:49 (3), 06/09/2021 14:17 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:C1D:103

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