VDB-1585 · CVE-2005-2186 · SA15961

McAfee IntruShield Security up to 2.1.9.17 Management System SystemEvent.jsp resourceName cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee IntruShield Security up to 2.1.9.17 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file SystemEvent.jsp of the component Management System. This manipulation of the argument resourceName causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-2186. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in McAfee IntruShield Security up to 2.1.9.17. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file SystemEvent.jsp of the component Management System. The manipulation of the argument resourceName with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in McAfee IntruShield Security Management System allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) thirdMenuName or (2) resourceName parameter to SystemEvent.jsp.

The bug was discovered 07/06/2005. The weakness was published 07/07/2005 by c0ntex (Website). The advisory is shared at derkeiler.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2186 since 07/10/2005. 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 and also a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After before and not just, 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 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:SystemEvent.jsp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.1.9.17 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mcafeesecurity.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (17771†), Secunia (SA15961†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014422†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1587, VDB-1586, VDB-1588 and VDB-25718. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IntruShield Security 2.1.9.17
Patch: mcafeesecurity.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: derkeiler.com
Researcher: c0ntex
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2186 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1585
Secunia: 15961 - McAfee IntruShield Security Management System Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17771 - McAfee IntruShield SystemEvent.jsp resourceName Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1014422

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

Created: 07/11/2005 16:43
Updated: 07/03/2019 14:37
Changes: 07/11/2005 16:43 (66), 07/03/2019 14:37 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:A91:103

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