Zabbix up to 1.8.9 hostgroups.php gname cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Zabbix up to 1.8.9. This affects an unknown function of the file hostgroups.php. The manipulation of the argument gname leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-4615. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zabbix up to 1.8.9 (Network Management Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file hostgroups.php. The manipulation of the argument gname 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 Zabbix before 1.8.10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the gname parameter (aka host groups name) to (1) hostgroups.php and (2) usergrps.php, the update action to (3) hosts.php and (4) scripts.php, and (5) maintenance.php.

The weakness was disclosed 12/29/2011 by Martin (Website). The advisory is shared at support.zabbix.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-4615 since 11/29/2011. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:hostgroups.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57451 (Fedora 15 : zabbix-1.8.10-1.fc15 (2011-17559)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71855), Tenable (57451), SecurityFocus (BID 51093†), OSVDB (77771†) and Secunia (SA47216†). The entry VDB-59838 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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Network Management Software

Name

Zabbix

Version

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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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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Nessus ID: 57451
Nessus Name: Fedora 15 : zabbix-1.8.10-1.fc15 (2011-17559)
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OpenVAS ID: 863675
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for zabbix FEDORA-2011-17559
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Zabbix 1.1

Timelineinfo

11/29/2011 🔍
12/16/2011 +17 days 🔍
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12/29/2011 +13 days 🔍
12/29/2011 +0 days 🔍
12/29/2011 +0 days 🔍
01/09/2012 +11 days 🔍
01/16/2012 +7 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1162 days 🔍
11/28/2021 +2442 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.zabbix.com
Researcher: Martin
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4615 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4615
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59837
X-Force: 71855
SecurityFocus: 51093 - ZABBIX Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47216 - Zabbix Two Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 77771
Vulnerability Center: 34226 - Zabbix before 1.8.10 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities via the \x27gname\x27 Parameter (aka Host Groups Name), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/28/2021 14:51
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 08/18/2019 10:40 (12), 11/28/2021 14:51 (2)
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