Tripwire Enterprise Login Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	27486
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-0578
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 29 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit:	The vendor credits Dave Lewis with discovering this issue.
Vulnerable:	Tripwire Tripwire Enterprise 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Tripwire Enterprise Login Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Tripwire Enterprise is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

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

Tripwire Enterprise 7.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Tripwire Enterprise Login Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Tripwire Enterprise Login Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an advisory and Patch 866 to address this issue. Please see the references and contact the vendor for information on how to obtain and apply the patch.

Tripwire Enterprise Login Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Tripwire Homepage (Tripwire Inc.)
  
• Advisory: Tripwire Enterprise/Server XSS Vulnerability ("Liquidmatrix Security Digest" )