F5 FirePass 4100 5.x cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in F5 FirePass 4100 5.x. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in F5 Networks FirePass 4100 5.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified "writable form fields and hidden fields," including "authentication frontends."

The weakness was disclosed 07/12/2006 by Marc Ruef (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3550 since 07/12/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (27547). The entry 2352 is pretty similar.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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07/04/2006 🔍
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07/12/2006 +8 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3165 days 🔍
09/19/2017 +922 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: f5.com

Advisory: vupen.com
Researcher: Marc Ruef
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3550 (🔍)
X-Force: 27547 - FirePass 4100 multiple fields cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1016431 - F5 FirePass Input Validation Holes in Multiple Fields Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
SecurityFocus: 18799 - F5 Firepass 4100 SSL VPN Multiple Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Vupen: ADV-2006-2678

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 09/19/2017 09:34
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (57), 09/19/2017 09:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 18:B35:103

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