pfSense 2.1.3 Session information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in pfSense 2.1.3. This affects an unknown part of the component Session. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-4692. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in pfSense 2.1.3 (Firewall Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Session. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

pfSense before 2.1.4, when HTTP is used, does not include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for the session cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via script access to this cookie.

The weakness was presented 07/02/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at pfsense.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4692 since 06/28/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106490 (pfSense < 2.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SA-14_08 - SA-14_12)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 2.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106490) and SecurityFocus (BID 77960†). See VDB-70192, VDB-70191, VDB-70190 and VDB-70189 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 106490
Nessus Name: pfSense < 2.1.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SA-14_08 - SA-14_12)
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OpenVAS ID: 64849
OpenVAS Name: pfSense Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Sep15
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pfSense 2.1.3

Timelineinfo

06/06/2014 🔍
06/28/2014 +22 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +4 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +267 days 🔍
01/31/2018 +1042 days 🔍
03/11/2019 +404 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pfsense.org
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2014-4692 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70193
SecurityFocus: 77960

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/11/2019 07:51
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (49), 03/11/2019 07:51 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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