Alt-N Technologies WebAdmin useredit_account.wdm cross-site scripting
| webadmin-usereditaccountwdm-xss (19161) |  High Risk |
Description:
Alt-N Technologies WebAdmin is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in the useredit_account.wdm script. A remote authenticated attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request to the useredit_account.wdm script, which would allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WebAdmin (3.0.4 or later), available from the Alt-N Technologies Web site. See References.
References:
- Alt-N Technologies Web site: WebAdmin.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jan 28 2005 - 08:56:19 CST : Multiple vulnerabilities in Alt-N WebAdmin <= 3.0.2.
- BID-12395: Alt-N WebAdmin Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0317: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in useredit_account.wdm in Alt-N WebAdmin 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the user parameter.
- SA14079: WebAdmin Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1013038: WebAdmin useredit_account.wdm Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Lets Remote Authenticated Users Access Other Accounts
Platforms Affected:
- Alt-N WebAdmin 3.0.2 and prior
Reported:
Jan 29, 2005
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