Ingate Firewall and SIParator administrative GUI cross-site scripting

ingate-gui-xss (26978) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Ingate Firewall and Ingate SIParator are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the administrative GUI. A remote attacker with knowledge of a vulnerable device's IP could exploit this vulnerability using unspecified parameters to execute script in an administrator's Web browser within the security context of the affected device, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Ingate Firewall or Ingate SIParator (4.4.1 or later), available from the Ingate Web site. See References.

References:

  • Ingate Web site: Release notice for Ingate FirewallŪ 4.4.1 and Ingate SIParatorŪ 4.4.1.
  • CVE-2006-2925: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web interface in Ingate Firewall before 4.4.1 and SIParator before 4.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and steal cookies, via unspecified vectors related to XSS exploits in administrator functionality.
  • SA20479: Ingate Firewall and SIParator Two Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016244: Ingate Firewall Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016245: Ingate SIParator Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-2183: Ingate Firewall and SIParator Denial of Service and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Ingate Ingate Firewall prior to 4.4.1
  • Ingate Ingate SIParator prior to 4.4.1

Reported:

May 30, 2006

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