Check Point VPN-1 Edge unspecified cross-site request forgery

checkpoint-vpn1edge-unspecified-csrf (35103) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Check Point VPN-1 Edge is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by an unspecified vulnerability in the device management interface. By persuading a victim logged into the Web interface to view a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 5.6
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 4.1
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Check Point VPN-1 Edge (6/26/2007 or later), available from the Check Point Downloads Web site. See References.

References:

  • Check Point Downloads Web site: Check Point: Download Software.
  • Louhi Networks Oy Security Advisory 2007/06/26: Checkpoint VPN-1 UTM Edge cross site request forgery.
  • CVE-2007-3489: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in pop/WizU.html in the management interface in Check Point VPN-1 Edge X Embedded NGX 7.0.33x on the Check Point VPN-1 UTM Edge allows remote attackers to perform privileged actions as administrators, as demonstrated by a request with the swuuser and swupass parameters, which adds an administrator account. NOTE: the CSRF attack has no timing window because there is no logout capability in the management interface.
  • SA25853: Check Point VPN-1 UTM Edge Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-2363: Check Point VPN-1 UTM Edge Management Interface Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • CheckPoint VPN-1 UTM Edge NGX 7.0.33x

Reported:

Jun 21, 2007

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