pfSense DHCPREQUEST Hostname HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:31334

Info

pfSense DHCPREQUEST Hostname HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31334
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 22 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 29 2008 11:08PM
Credit: Rafael Dominguez Vega
Vulnerable: Bsdperimeter pfSense 1.0.1
Not Vulnerable: Bsdperimeter pfSense 1.2

Discussion

pfSense DHCPREQUEST Hostname HTML Injection Vulnerability

pfSense is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because its administrative web interface fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data.

Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would run in the context of the affected application, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks are also possible.

The issue affects pfSense 1.0.1.

Exploit / POC

pfSense DHCPREQUEST Hostname HTML Injection Vulnerability

Attacker can exploit this issue using standard, readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

pfSense DHCPREQUEST Hostname HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

pfSense DHCPREQUEST Hostname HTML Injection Vulnerability

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