RSA Authentication Agent for Web up to 5.3 /WebID/IISWebAgentIF.dll cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in RSA Authentication Agent for Web up to 5.3. The affected element is an unknown function in the library /WebID/IISWebAgentIF.dll. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1118. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in RSA Authentication Agent for Web up to 5.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block in the library /WebID/IISWebAgentIF.dll. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IISWebAgentIF.dll in the RSA Authentication Agent for Web 5.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the postdata parameter.

The bug was discovered 04/15/2005. The weakness was published 04/15/2005 by Oliver Karow (Website). The advisory is available at oliverkarow.de. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1118 since 04/16/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18213 (RSA Security RSA Authentication Agent For Web For IIS XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 23017 (RSA Security RSA Authentication Agent For Web Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at rsasecurity.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20098), Tenable (18213), SecurityFocus (BID 13168†), OSVDB (15513†) and Secunia (SA14954†). Similar entry is available at VDB-42202. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18213
Nessus Name: RSA Security RSA Authentication Agent For Web For IIS XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 18213
OpenVAS Name: RSA Security RSA Authentication Agent For Web XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: rsasecurity.com

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04/09/2005 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: rsa.com

Advisory: oliverkarow.de
Researcher: Oliver Karow
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1370
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X-Force: 20098 - RSA Authentication Agent postdata parameter cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 13168 - RSA Security RSA Authentication Agent For Web Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 14954 - RSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15513 - RSA Authentication Agent for Web for IIS IISWebAgentIF.dll XSS
SecurityTracker: 1013724
Vulnerability Center: 8007 - XSS in RSA Security RSA Authentication Agent for Web 5.2 via \x27postdata\x27 Variable., Medium

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

Created: 04/21/2005 10:34
Updated: 07/04/2025 18:33
Changes: 04/21/2005 10:34 (96), 07/02/2019 12:17 (1), 11/21/2024 22:58 (16), 07/04/2025 18:33 (2)
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