Sophos Anti-Virus 6.5.4 R2/7.0 Archive File Name cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sophos Anti-Virus 6.5.4 R2/7.0 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Archive File Name Handler. 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 confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 6.x before 6.5.8 and 7.x before 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an archive with a file that matches a virus signature and has a crafted filename that is not properly handled by the print function in SavMain.exe.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2007. The weakness was released 09/07/2007 by Michael Jordon with Context Information Security Ltd (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sophos.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4512 since 08/23/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 26002 (Sophos Anti-Virus CAB, RAR and LZH Scanning Evasion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sophos.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36478) and Tenable (26002). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-3297.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 26002
Nessus Name: Sophos Anti-Virus CAB, RAR and LZH Scanning Evasion
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sophos.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sophos.com

Advisory: sophos.com
Researcher: Michael Jordon
Organization: Context Information Security Ltd
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4512 (🔍)
X-Force: 36478 - Sophos Anti-Virus ZIP cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 16019 - Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows Vulnerability Allows Cross-Site Scripting Attack, Medium
SecurityFocus: 25572 - Sophos Anti-Virus ZIP Archive HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 26714
OSVDB: 37527 - Sophos Anti-Virus Archive Crafted Filename XSS
Vupen: ADV-2007-3077

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2007 09:00
Updated: 07/25/2019 16:18
Changes: 09/19/2007 09:00 (88), 07/25/2019 16:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 18:965:103

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