VDB-41127 · CVE-2008-0838 · BID 27813

Sophos ES4000 2.1.0.0 Web Administration Interface cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Sophos ES4000 2.1.0.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web Administration Interface. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-0838. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sophos ES4000 2.1.0.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Web Administration Interface. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web administration interface in Sophos ES1000 and ES4000 Email Security Appliance 2.1.0.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) error and (2) go parameters to the login page.

The weakness was disclosed 02/20/2008 by Leon Juranic (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0838 since 02/20/2008. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 27813†), Secunia (SA28961†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019427†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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02/15/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2581 days 🔍
09/16/2018 +1280 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sophos.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Leon Juranic
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41127
SecurityFocus: 27813 - Sophos Email Appliance Web Interface Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28961 - Sophos Email Appliance Login Page "error/go" Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1019427
Vupen: ADV-2008-0574

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 09/16/2018 08:18
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (55), 09/16/2018 08:18 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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