Tripwire Enterprise login page cross-site scripting
| tripwire-login-xss (40016) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Tripwire Enterprise is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input passed to the web management login page. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an unknown 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.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Tripwire Enterprise (7.0.1 or later), available from the Tripwire Web site. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:16:09 -0800 (PST): Advisory: Tripwire Enterprise/Server XSS Vulnerability.
- Tripwire Web site: Tripwire Enterprise/Server Management Web Interface.
- BID-27486: Tripwire Enterprise Login Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0578: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web management login page in Tripwire Enterprise 7.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- OSVDB ID: 40847: Tripwire Enterprise Web Management Login Page XSS
- SA28687: Tripwire Enterprise Login Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019279: Tripwire Enterprise Input Validation Hole Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0372: Tripwire Enterprise Web Management Login Page Cross Site Scripting
Platforms Affected:
- Tripwire Tripwire Enterprise 7.0 and prior
Reported:
Jan 29, 2008
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