Akamai Red Swoosh client HTTP referer cross-site request forgery
| redswoosh-http-csrf (42895) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Akamai Red Swoosh client is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by an error when handling HTTP Referers. By modifying the HTTP referer header, a remote attacker could cause the victim to download and execute arbitrary files and URLs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious activities.
Platforms Affected:
- Akamai, Red Swoosh Client 3322
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Akamai Red Swoosh client (3333 or later), available from the Akamai Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Akamai Web site, Akamai: The Leader in Web Application Acceleration and Performance Management, Streaming Media Services and Content Delivery at http://www.akamai.com/.
- Secunia Research 06/06/2008, Akamai Red Swoosh Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities at http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-19/advisory/.
- CVE-2008-1106: The management interface in Akamai Client (formerly Red Swoosh) 3322 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an HTTP request that contains (1) no Referer header, or (2) a spoofed Referer header that matches an approved domain, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and force the client to download and execute arbitrary files.
- SA30135: Akamai Red Swoosh Client Cross-Site Request Forgery
- SECTRACK ID: 1020208: Akamai Client Software Authentication Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1761: Akamai Red Swoosh Client Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 06, 2008
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