Symantec Web Gateway up to 5.1.0 feedback_report.php onfocus cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Symantec Web Gateway up to 5.1.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the file spywall/feedback_report.php. Such manipulation of the argument onfocus leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4670. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Web Gateway up to 5.1.0 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file spywall/feedback_report.php. The manipulation of the argument onfocus 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2012. The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2013 by Wolfgang Ettlingers with SEC Consult Unternehmensberatung GmbH as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4670 since 06/24/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After 1 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 219 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:spywall/feedback_report.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69179 (Symantec Web Gateway < 5.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM13-008)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12714 (Symantec Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM13-008)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (27136), Tenable (69179), SecurityFocus (BID 61103†), OSVDB (95690†) and Secunia (SA54294†). The entries VDB-9753, VDB-9754, VDB-9755 and VDB-9756 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 69179
Nessus Name: Symantec Web Gateway < 5.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM13-008)
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OpenVAS ID: 58549
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities-Aug2013
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Gateway 5.1.1

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12/18/2012 🔍
06/24/2013 +188 days 🔍
07/17/2013 +23 days 🔍
07/25/2013 +8 days 🔍
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Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Wolfgang Ettlingers
Organization: SEC Consult Unternehmensberatung GmbH
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4670 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9752

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SecurityFocus: 61103 - Symantec Web Gateway CVE-2013-4670 Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54294 - Symantec Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 95690

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2013 14:51
Updated: 03/23/2019 13:43
Changes: 07/29/2013 14:51 (91), 03/23/2019 13:43 (1)
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Committer: olku
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