pfSense up to 2.2.2 system_authservers.php descr cross site scripting : 8/19/2015 10:58:24 AM
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pfSense up to 2.2.2 system_authservers.php descr cross site scripting
8/17/2015 7:00:00 PM
General
scipID: 77311
Affected: pfSense up to 2.2.2
Published: 08/18/2015
Risk: problematic
Created: 08/19/2015
Entry: 66.3% complete
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in pfSense up to 2.2.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file system_authservers.php. The manipulation of the argument descr with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pfSense before 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the descr parameter in a “new” action to system_authservers.php.
The weakness was released 08/18/2015. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6508. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
By approaching the search of inurl:system_authservers.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
Upgrading to version 2.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.CVSS
Base Score: 4.0 (CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) [?]
Temp Score: 3.5 (CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:ND) [?]
CPE
Exploiting
Class: Cross site scripting
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: No
Google Hack: inurl:system_authservers.php
Countermeasures
Recommended: Upgrade
Status: Official fix
0-Day Time: 0 days since found
Upgrade: pfSense 2.2.3
Timeline
08/18/2015 | Advisory disclosed
08/19/2015 | VulDB entry created
08/19/2015 | VulDB entry updated
Sources
CVE: CVE-2015-6508 (mitre.org) (nvd.nist.org) (cvedetails.com)
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