CA HIPS 8.0 Log Viewer cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CA HIPS 8.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Log Viewer. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-5472. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in CA HIPS 8.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Log Viewer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Server component in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) before 8.0.0.93 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via requests that are written to logs for later display in the log viewer.

The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2007 by David Maciejak (Website). The advisory is available at supportconnectw.ca.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-5472 since 10/16/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27527 (CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Server Log Data XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at supportconnect.ca.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 (37285), Tenable (27527), SecurityFocus (BID 26134†), OSVDB (37998†) and Secunia (SA27301†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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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: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27527
Nessus Name: CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Server Log Data XSS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: supportconnect.ca.com

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10/16/2007 🔍
10/18/2007 +2 days 🔍
10/19/2007 +1 days 🔍
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11/01/2007 +4 days 🔍
09/20/2018 +3976 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: supportconnectw.ca.com
Researcher: David Maciejak
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3402
X-Force: 37285 - CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 26134 - Computer Associates Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Server HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 27301 - CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Server Script Insertion, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 37998 - CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System Server Log Data XSS
SecurityTracker: 1018839
Vulnerability Center: 16663 - CA Host-Based IPS < 8.0.0.93 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3547

Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2007 09:21
Updated: 09/20/2018 12:51
Changes: 11/01/2007 09:21 (56), 09/20/2018 12:51 (34)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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