F5 BIG-IP 'SearchString' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

BID:27272

Info

F5 BIG-IP 'SearchString' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 27272
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0265
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 14 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 23 2008 03:38AM
Credit: nnposter is credited with the discovery of these vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable: F5 WANJet 5.0
F5 Enterprise Manager 1.4.1
F5 Enterprise Manager 1.0
F5 BIG-IP 9.4.3
F5 BIG-IP 9.3.1
F5 BIG-IP 9.2.5
F5 BIG-IP 9.2.2
F5 BIG-IP 9.1
F5 BIG-IP 9.0.5
F5 BIG-IP 9.0.4
F5 BIG-IP 9.0.3
F5 BIG-IP 9.0.2
F5 BIG-IP 9.0.1
F5 BIG-IP 9.0
F5 BIG-IP 9.4
F5 BIG-IP 9.3
F5 BIG-IP 9.24 Build 13.1
F5 BIG-IP 9.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

F5 BIG-IP 'SearchString' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

F5 BIG-IP is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

BIG-IP firmware version 9.4.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

F5 BIG-IP 'SearchString' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

Solution / Fix

F5 BIG-IP 'SearchString' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for these issues. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

NOTE: The vendor reports that this issue is scheduled to be addressed in future versions. Contact the vendor for details.

References

F5 BIG-IP 'SearchString' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

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