Paessler PRTG up to 16.2.24.4044 SNMP cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Paessler PRTG up to 16.2.24.4044. Affected is an unknown function of the component SNMP. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5078. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Paessler PRTG up to 16.2.24.4044 (Network Management Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component SNMP. 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:

Paessler PRTG before 16.2.24.4045 has XSS via SNMP.

The bug was discovered 09/07/2016. The weakness was disclosed 04/10/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at community.rapid7.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5078 since 05/26/2016. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 214 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101920 (Fedora 24 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-98bed96d12)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276766 (Fedora Security Update for qt5-qtwebenginegitee719ad313e564 (FEDORA-2017-98bed96d12)).

Upgrading to version 16.2.24.4045 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (101920). The entries VDB-99522, VDB-99523, VDB-99524 and VDB-99525 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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: 101920
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-98bed96d12)
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OpenVAS ID: 802041
OpenVAS Name: PRTG Network Monitor XSS Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PRTG 16.2.24.4045

Timelineinfo

05/26/2016 🔍
09/07/2016 +104 days 🔍
04/09/2017 +214 days 🔍
04/10/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/10/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/23/2017 +104 days 🔍
07/24/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/28/2024 +2622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-98bed96d12
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-5078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99527
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5078 - Paessler - PRTG - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2017 10:00
Updated: 09/28/2024 01:26
Changes: 04/10/2017 10:00 (73), 08/28/2020 12:02 (3), 11/28/2022 08:43 (4), 09/28/2024 01:26 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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