Red Hat Directory Server up to 7.0 Administration cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Red Hat Directory Server up to 7.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Administration. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2929. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Directory Server up to 7.0 (Directory Service Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Administration. 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 adminutil library in the Directory Server Administration Express and Directory Server Gateway (DSGW) web interface in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 and 8 EL4 and EL5, and Fedora Directory Server, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via input values that use % (percent) escaping.

The bug was discovered 08/27/2008. The weakness was published 08/29/2008 with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2929 since 06/30/2008. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34127 (Fedora 9 : adminutil-1.1.7-1.fc9 (2008-7339)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118395 (HP-UX Running Netscape Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02354)).

Upgrading to version 7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44737), Tenable (34127), SecurityFocus (BID 30870†), OSVDB (48174†) and Secunia (SA31777†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44017, VDB-43848, VDB-43846 and VDB-43844. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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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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Nessus ID: 34127
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : adminutil-1.1.7-1.fc9 (2008-7339)
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OpenVAS ID: 860946
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Directory Server 7.1

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08/29/2008 +2 days 🔍
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08/16/2019 +1613 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2929 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2929
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43845

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X-Force: 44737
SecurityFocus: 30870 - Red Hat Directory Server Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31777 - Fedora update for adminutil, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 48174 - Red Hat Directory Server Directory Server Administration Express and Directory Server Gateway cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1020772
Vulnerability Center: 19359 - Red Hat Directory Server <7.1 SP7 Administration Express and Gateway Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2480

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/16/2019 11:06
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (92), 08/16/2019 11:06 (4)
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