RSA Federated Identity Manager redirection weak security
| rsa-redirection-weak-security (60564) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
RSA Federated Identity Manager could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the redirection of users. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an unknown attack vector to construct a malicious URL which would redirect a victim to an arbitrary Web site, once the site is visited, and launch further attacks on the vulnerable system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (Hot fix 4.0.25 or Hot fix 4.1.26), available from the RSA Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jul 21 2010: ESA-2010-011: RSA, The Security Division of EMC, announces a fix for potential security vulnerability in RSAR Federated Identity Manager.
- RSA Web site: Federated Identity Manager.
- BID-41850: RSA Federated Identity Manager URI Redirection Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-2337: Open redirect vulnerability in RSA Federated Identity Manager 4.0 before 4.0.25 and 4.1 before 4.1.26 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unknown vectors.
- SA40704: RSA Federated Identity Manager Redirection Weakness
- SECTRACK ID: 1024239: RSA Federated Identity Manager URL Redirection Flaw Lets Remote Users Bypass Security Controls
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-1880: RSA Federated Identity Manager URL Redirection Weakness
Platforms Affected:
- RSA Security Federated Identity Manager 4.0
- RSA Security Federated Identity Manager 4.1
Reported:
Jul 21, 2010
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