McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager up to 5.1.7.72 Session Identifier cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager up to 5.1.7.72 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Session Identifier. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-3566. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager up to 5.1.7.72 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Session Identifier. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager (NSM) before 5.1.11.8.1 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in the Set-Cookie header for the session identifier, which allows remote attackers to hijack a session by leveraging a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

The weakness was published 11/06/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3566. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86859 (McAfee Intrushield Network Security Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 5.1.7.73 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 X-Force (54251), Exploit-DB (33347), SecurityFocus (BID 37004†), OSVDB (59912†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023172†). Similar entry is available at VDB-50809. 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IntruShield Network Security Manager 5.1.7.73

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10/05/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3566 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3566
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50810
X-Force: 54251
SecurityFocus: 37004 - McAfee Network Security Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 59912 - McAfee Network Security Manager HTTP Cookie Session Hijacking
SecurityTracker: 1023172
Vulnerability Center: 24150 - McAfee Network Security Manager < 5.1.11.8.1 HTTPOnly Flag Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/29/2024 03:04
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (57), 02/17/2017 11:24 (8), 08/27/2021 20:13 (4), 11/27/2024 18:45 (25), 12/29/2024 03:04 (1)
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