FirePass 1000 SSL VPN appliance my.acctab.php3 cross-site scripting
| firepass-myacctab-xss (29631) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
FirePass 1000 SSL VPN appliance is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the my.acctab.php3 script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the sid parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- F5, FirePass 4100 5.5
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of FirePass (6.0 or later), available from the FirePass Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Oct 17 2006 - 10:34:53 CDT , PR06-03b: F5 Firepass 1000 SSL VPN version 5.5 vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-10/0267.html.
- FirePass Web site, FirePass - Enterprise SSL VPN from F5 Networks at http://www.f5.com/products/FirePass/.
- BID-20583: F5 FirePass 1000 SSL VPN My.AccTab.PHP3 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5416: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in my.acctab.php3 in F5 Networks FirePass 1000 SSL VPN 5.5, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sid parameter.
- SA22444: FirePass 1000 SSL VPN "sid" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017076: F5 FirePass 1000 Input Validation Flaw in `my.acctab.php3` Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4083: FirePass 1000 SSL VPN sid Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 17, 2006
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