Adobe Flex 3.0.1 Installation cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Adobe Flex 3.0.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Installation. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2640. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flex 3.0.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Installation. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Flex 3 History Management feature in Adobe Flex 3.0.1 SDK and Flex Builder 3, and generated applications, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor identifier to (1) client-side-detection-with-history/history/historyFrame.html, (2) express-installation-with-history/history/historyFrame.html, or (3) no-player-detection-with-history/history/historyFrame.html in templates/html-templates/. NOTE: Firefox 2.0 and possibly other browsers prevent exploitation.

The bug was discovered 06/17/2008. The weakness was published 06/18/2008 by Ory Segal with IBM Rational Application Security (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2640 since 06/09/2008. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33220 (Adobe Flex 3 History Management historyFrame.html XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

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 (43150), Tenable (33220), SecurityFocus (BID 29778†), OSVDB (46301†) and Secunia (SA30746†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33220
Nessus Name: Adobe Flex 3 History Management historyFrame.html XSS
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ory Segal
Organization: IBM Rational Application Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42810
X-Force: 43150
SecurityFocus: 29778 - Adobe Flex 3 History Management 'historyFrame.html' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 30746
OSVDB: 46301 - Adobe Flex History Management cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1020301
Vulnerability Center: 18656 - Adobe Flex XSS Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1862

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/12/2019 06:21
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (64), 08/12/2019 06:21 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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