VDB-12467 · XFDB 91502 · BID 65695

Barracuda Firewall 6.1.0.016 index.cgi cert_error cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Barracuda Firewall 6.1.0.016. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.cgi. The manipulation of the argument cert_error leads to cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Barracuda Firewall 6.1.0.016 (Firewall Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the file index.cgi. The manipulation of the argument cert_error with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 02/22/2014 by Benjamin Kunz Mejri with Vulnerability Lab as Barracuda Bug Bounty #36 Firewall as confirmed advisory (Packetstorm). It is possible to read the advisory at packetstormsecurity.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Barracuda. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Benjamin Kunz Mejri in HTML/Javascript and been published 3 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 142 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91502) and SecurityFocus (BID 65695†). The entries VDB-12466 and VDB-12463 are pretty similar. 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-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Benjamin Kunz Mejri
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09/28/2013 🔍
10/06/2013 +8 days 🔍
02/17/2014 +134 days 🔍
02/19/2014 +2 days 🔍
02/22/2014 +3 days 🔍
02/25/2014 +3 days 🔍
03/06/2014 +9 days 🔍
03/30/2019 +1850 days 🔍

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Vendor: barracuda.com

Advisory: Barracuda Bug Bounty #36 Firewall
Researcher: Benjamin Kunz Mejri
Organization: Vulnerability Lab
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12467
X-Force: 91502 - Barracuda Firewall cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 65695 - Barracuda Networks Web Firewall Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 03/06/2014 09:17
Updated: 03/30/2019 21:54
Changes: 03/06/2014 09:17 (69), 03/30/2019 21:54 (2)
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