Dell OpenManage Server Administrator prior 6.4.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-4955. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) before 6.5.0.1, 7.0 before 7.0.0.1, and 7.1 before 7.1.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 11/15/2012 with Dell as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4955 since 09/17/2012. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62974 (Dell OpenManage Server Administrator omalogin.html DOM-based XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

Upgrading to version 6.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80071), Tenable (62974), SecurityFocus (BID 56518†), OSVDB (87405†) and Secunia (SA51297†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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: 62974
Nessus Name: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator omalogin.html DOM-based XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenManage Server Administrator 6.4.0

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09/17/2012 🔍
11/14/2012 +58 days 🔍
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11/15/2012 +1 days 🔍
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11/20/2012 +5 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +847 days 🔍
12/04/2024 +3543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Dell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62921
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X-Force: 80071
SecurityFocus: 56518 - Dell OpenManage Server Administrator CVE-2012-4955 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 51297 - Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 87405
Vulnerability Center: 37440 - Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/04/2024 18:03
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (62), 04/22/2017 09:06 (7), 12/19/2021 23:33 (3), 12/04/2024 18:03 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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