Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) HTTP interface cross-site scripting
| cisco-wcs-http-xss (27441) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the login page of the HTTP interface. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco, Wireless Control System 3.2(40)
- Cisco, Wireless Control System 3.2(51)
Remedy:
Refer to Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20060628-wcs for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- cisco-sa-20060628-wcs, Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Wireless Control System at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00806cd85a.shtml.
- BID-18701: Cisco Wireless Control System Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3289: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login page of the HTTP interface for the Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) for Linux and Windows before 3.2(51) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving a malicious URL.
- OSVDB ID: 26880: Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) HTTP Interface Login Page Unspecified XSS
- SA20870: Cisco Wireless Control System Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016398: Cisco Wireless Control System Lets Remote Users Read/Write Files, View Sensitive Information, Access the Systems, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2583: Cisco Wireless Control System Security Bypass and Information Disclosure Issues
Reported:
Jun 28, 2006
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