Red Hat FreeIPA up to 4.0.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Red Hat FreeIPA up to 4.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-7850. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Red Hat FreeIPA up to 4.0.0 (Directory Service Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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 the Web UI in FreeIPA 4.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to breadcrumb navigation.

The weakness was shared 11/28/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at fedorahosted.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-7850 since 10/03/2014. 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. 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 79422 (Fedora 21 : freeipa-4.1.1-2.fc21 (2014-15601)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123005 (Fedora Security Update for freeipa (FEDORA-2014-1560)).

Upgrading to version 4.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (79422), SecurityFocus (BID 71305†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47440†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: 79422
Nessus Name: Fedora 21 : freeipa-4.1.1-2.fc21 (2014-15601)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FreeIPA 4.0.1

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10/03/2014 🔍
11/10/2014 +38 days 🔍
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11/25/2014 +15 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +109 days 🔍
12/12/2024 +3548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: 4742
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-7850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73019
SecurityFocus: 71305 - FreeIPA CVE-2014-7850 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 47440 - RedHat FreeIPA Before 4.1.2 Remote XSS via Vectors Related to Breadcrumb Navigation, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 12/12/2024 03:20
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (61), 06/13/2017 09:16 (4), 04/04/2022 16:52 (3), 04/04/2022 17:00 (1), 12/12/2024 03:20 (18)
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