Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.124.0 Protocol asfunction: cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.124.0. The impacted element is the function asfunction: of the component Protocol Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-1654. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.124.0 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects the function asfunction: of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Interaction error between Adobe Flash and multiple Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) services allow remote attackers to perform Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) style attacks by using the Flash navigateToURL function to send a SOAP message to a UPnP control point, as demonstrated by changing the primary DNS server.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2008. The weakness was released 04/09/2008 by Rich Cannings with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1654 since 04/02/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31799 (Flash Player < 8.0.42.0 / 9.0.124.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-11)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115779 (Adobe Flash Player Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities (APSB08-11)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41718), Tenable (31799), SecurityFocus (BID 28696†), OSVDB (44279†) and Secunia (SA28083†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3678, VDB-3679, VDB-3676 and VDB-3680. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31799
Nessus Name: Flash Player < 8.0.42.0 / 9.0.124.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-11)
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OpenVAS ID: 90018
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier vulnerability (Lin)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: adobe.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: adobe.com
Researcher: Rich Cannings
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1654 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1654
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3681

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X-Force: 41718 - Adobe Flash navigateToURL function cross-site request forgery, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 28696 - Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Cross Domain HTTP Request Headers Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 28083 - Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 44279 - Adobe Flash UPnP navigateToURL Function SOAP Message CSRF
SecurityTracker: 1019807
Vulnerability Center: 18145 - Adobe Flash Player Allows Remote Attackers to Send Arbitrary HTTP Request Headers, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1697

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2008 12:19
Updated: 12/11/2024 00:30
Changes: 04/21/2008 12:19 (104), 08/08/2019 11:19 (2), 12/11/2024 00:30 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:5AD:103

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