VDB-85087 · BID 21957 · SA23627

F5 FirePass vdesk/admincon/index.php ua cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in F5 FirePass. This affects an unknown part of the file vdesk/admincon/index.php. This manipulation of the argument ua causes cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in F5 FirePass (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file vdesk/admincon/index.php. The manipulation of the argument ua with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 01/05/2007 by Michael Ligh and Greg Sinclair with mnin.org (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mnin.org. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:vdesk/admincon/index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 21957†), OSVDB (32742†) and Secunia (SA23627†). The entries VDB-34368, VDB-34361, VDB-34360 and VDB-34359 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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01/05/2007 🔍
01/09/2007 +3 days 🔍
01/11/2007 +2 days 🔍
01/11/2007 +0 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3404 days 🔍
12/17/2018 +953 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: mnin.org
Researcher: Michael Ligh, Greg Sinclair
Organization: mnin.org
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-85087
SecurityFocus: 21957 - F5 Firepass Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23627 - FirePass Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 32742 - F5 FirePass vdesk/admincon/index.php bro Action ua Parameter XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 21:40
Updated: 12/17/2018 08:12
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:40 (49), 12/17/2018 08:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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