Selinux setroubleshoot 2.0.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Selinux setroubleshoot 2.0.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-5496. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Selinux setroubleshoot 2.0.5. This affects an unknown part. 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setroubleshoot 2.0.5 allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) file or (2) process name, which triggers an Access Vector Cache (AVC) log entry in a log file used during composition of HTML documents for sealert.

The bug was discovered 05/20/2008. The weakness was disclosed 05/23/2008 with Red Hat (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5496 since 10/17/2007. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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.

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 $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32419 (RHEL 5 : setroubleshoot (RHSA-2008:0061)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42592), Tenable (32419), SecurityFocus (BID 29324†), OSVDB (45672†) and Secunia (SA30339†). The entry VDB-42506 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 32419
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : setroubleshoot (RHSA-2008:0061)
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OpenVAS ID: 870012
OpenVAS Name: Rhino Software Serv-U SITE SET Command Denial Of Service vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/17/2007 🔍
05/20/2008 +216 days 🔍
05/21/2008 +1 days 🔍
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05/22/2008 +1 days 🔍
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05/26/2008 +3 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2485 days 🔍
08/10/2019 +1608 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5496 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42507

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X-Force: 42592
SecurityFocus: 29324 - SETroubleShoot sealert Arbitrary Script Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 30339
OSVDB: 45672 - SETroubleShoot - sealert - Arbitrary Script Injection Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020078
Vulnerability Center: 18471 - SELinux SETroubleShoot Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 17:23
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (70), 08/10/2019 17:23 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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