CiscoWorks Common Services login page cross-site scripting
| ciscoworks-cs-loginpage-xss (38862) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CiscoWorks Common Services is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted HTTP requests 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 page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials which could be used to perform unauthorized actions on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco, CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.3
- Cisco, CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.4
- Cisco, CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.5
- Cisco, CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.6
- Cisco, CiscoWorks Common Services 3.1
- Cisco, CiscoWorks Server 2.6
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sr-20071205-cw for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- cisco-sr-20071205-cw, Cisco Security Response: CiscoWorks Server XSS Vulnerability at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20071205-cw.shtml.
- LIQUIDMATRIX SECURITY DIGEST Web site, Advisory: Cross Site Scripting in CiscoWorks at http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/12/05/advisory-cross-site-scripting-in-ciscoworks/.
- BID-26708: Cisco CiscoWorks Login Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5582: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login page in Cisco CiscoWorks Server (CS), possibly 2.6 and earlier, when using CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.x and 3.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- SA27902: CiscoWorks Common Services Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019043: CiscoWorks Input Validation Hole in Login Page Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4102: CiscoWorks Common Services Login Page Cross Site Scripting Issue
Reported:
Dec 05, 2007
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