F5 Firepass 4100 up to 5.4.6 download_plugin.php3 backurl cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in F5 Firepass 4100 up to 5.4.6. This affects an unknown function of the file download_plugin.php3. This manipulation of the argument backurl causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-5979. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in F5 Firepass 4100 up to 5.4.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file download_plugin.php3. The manipulation of the argument backurl with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in download_plugin.php3 in F5 Firepass 4100 SSL VPN 5.4 through 5.5.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the backurl parameter.

The bug was discovered 06/19/2007. The weakness was published 11/13/2007 by Adrian Pastor with ProCheckUp (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5979 since 11/14/2007. 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 public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 147 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38439), Exploit-DB (30755), SecurityFocus (BID 26412†), OSVDB (38665†) and Secunia (SA27647†). 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-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Researcher: Adrian Pastor
Organization: ProCheckUp
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39685
X-Force: 38439 - F5 Networks FirePass 4100 SSL VPN download_plugin.php3 cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 26412 - F5 FirePass 4100 SSL VPN Download_Plugin.PHP3 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27647 - F5 Firepass 4100 SSL VPN "backurl" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 38665 - F5 Firepass SSL VPN download_plugin.php3 backurl Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1018937
Vupen: ADV-2007-3847

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 12/01/2024 03:45
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (65), 11/09/2017 08:37 (7), 12/01/2024 03:45 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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