Aruba Mobility Controller login page cross-site scripting
| aruba-mobility-login-xss (35605) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Aruba Mobility Controller is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the administrator login screen. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the hidden url parameter to inject malicious script into the login page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the login page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Aruba Networks, Mobility Controller 2.4.8.6-FIPS
- Aruba Networks, Mobility Controller 2.5.4.18
Remedy:
Aruba Networks customers are advised to upgrade to the latest patched version of the firmware available from the Aruba Networks Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Aruba Advisory ID: AID-070907b, Aruba Mobility Controller Management Interface Login Pages Cross-Site Scripting at http://www.arubanetworks.com/support/alerts/aid-070907b.asc.
- Aruba Networks Web site, Aruba Mobility Controllers at http://www.arubanetworks.com/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Nov 15 2007 - 15:47:59 CST , PR07-26: Persistent XSS on Aruba 800 Mobility Controller's login page at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0229.html.
- BID-25059: Aruba Mobility Controllers Login Pages Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- BID-26465: Aruba MC-800 Mobility Controller Screens Directory HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4023: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login CGI program in Aruba Mobility Controller 2.5.4.18 and earlier, and 2.4.8.6-FIPS and earlier FIPS versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2007-6054: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login page in the management interface in the Aruba 800 Mobility Controller 2.5.4.18 and earlier, and 2.4.8.6-FIPS and earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to the /screens URI, related to the url variable.
- SA26192: Aruba Mobility Controller Cross-Site Scripting
- SECTRACK ID: 1018457: Aruba Mobility Controller Input Validation Hole in Login Page Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2646: Aruba Mobility Controller Management Interface Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Jul 09, 2007
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