Bsdperimeter pfSense 1.2.3/2.0 graph.php ifname cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Bsdperimeter pfSense 1.2.3/2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file graph.php. The manipulation of the argument ifname leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-4246. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Bsdperimeter pfSense 1.2.3/2.0 (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file graph.php. The manipulation of the argument ifname 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in graph.php in pfSense 1.2.3 and 2 beta 4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ifnum or (2) ifname parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1182.

The weakness was presented 12/07/2010 by dave b (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-4246 since 11/16/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:graph.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (34985), SecurityFocus (BID 44738†) and Secunia (SA42138†). See VDB-55649 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Firewall Software

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• Bsdperimeter

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• pfSense

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• 1.2.3
• 2.0

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• open-source

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