Cisco IronPort up to 6.5.2.2 admin/ header cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Cisco IronPort. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin/ of the component admin/. The manipulation of the argument header results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-0340. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco IronPort. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the file admin/ of the component admin/. The manipulation of the argument header 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management interface on the Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance with software before 6.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the header parameter to the default URI under admin/, aka bug ID 72410.

The weakness was disclosed 02/13/2012 as 25045 as confirmed vulnerability alert (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0340 since 01/04/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 6.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (79328†), Secunia (SA47922†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026669†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploitinginfo

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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IronPort 6.5.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: 25045
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0340 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0340
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4632
Secunia: 47922 - Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance "header" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 79328
SecurityTracker: 1026669 - Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance Input Validation Flaw Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2012 01:00
Updated: 08/25/2017 19:25
Changes: 02/24/2012 01:00 (57), 08/25/2017 19:25 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:3ED:103

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