Adobe Flex SDK up to 4.5.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flex SDK up to 4.5.0. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-2461. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Flex SDK up to 4.5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Adobe Flex SDK 3.x and 4.x before 4.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the loading of modules from different domains.

The weakness was presented 12/01/2011 with Adobe (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2461 since 06/06/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59684 (HP Systems Insight Manager < 7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 4.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11917.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71580), Tenable (59684), SecurityFocus (BID 50869†), Secunia (SA47053†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38785†). See VDB-5328, VDB-5329, VDB-5330 and VDB-5331 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 59684
Nessus Name: HP Systems Insight Manager < 7.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902765
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flex SDK SWF Files Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flex SDK 4.5.1
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11/30/2011 +177 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +739 days 🔍
11/27/2021 +2441 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: 131376
Organization: Adobe
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CVE: CVE-2011-2461 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2461
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59563

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X-Force: 71580
SecurityFocus: 50869 - Adobe Flex SDK CVE-2011-2461 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 47053 - Adobe Flex Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 38785 - [APSB11-25] Adobe Flex SDK 3.*, 4.0 Before 4.6 Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability - CVE-2011-2461, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/27/2021 02:01
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (71), 04/25/2017 23:04 (9), 11/27/2021 01:53 (3), 11/27/2021 02:01 (1)
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