Nomachine NX Web Companion up to 3.5.0-2 RedirectUrl improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Nomachine NX Web Companion up to 3.5.0-2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Companion. This manipulation of the argument RedirectUrl causes improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5003. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nomachine NX Web Companion up to 3.5.0-2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Web Companion. The manipulation of the argument RedirectUrl with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

nxapplet.jar in No Machine NX Web Companion 3.x and earlier does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) SiteUrl or (2) RedirectUrl parameter that points to a Trojan Horse client.zip update file.

The weakness was shared 09/19/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5003 since 09/19/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 X-Force (72712), SecurityFocus (BID 51676†) and Secunia (SA47685†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/26/2012 🔍
09/19/2012 +237 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +916 days 🔍
02/07/2018 +1051 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-5003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62359
X-Force: 72712 - NX Web Companion applet code execution
SecurityFocus: 51676
Secunia: 47685 - NX Web Companion Update Handling Vulnerability, Moderately Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/07/2018 07:51
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (48), 02/07/2018 07:51 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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