SonicWALL Content Filtering Blocked Site Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:31998

Info

SonicWALL Content Filtering Blocked Site Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31998
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4918
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 30 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 05:52PM
Credit: Adrian 'pagvac' Pastor from GNUCITIZEN
Vulnerable: SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced 4.0.1
SonicWALL Content Filtering
Not Vulnerable: SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced 4.0.1 .1

Discussion

SonicWALL Content Filtering Blocked Site Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SonicWALL Content Filtering is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input when displaying URI address data in a blocked-site error page.

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

Versions prior to SonicWALL Content Filtering on SonicOS Enhanced 4.0.1.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

SonicWALL Content Filtering Blocked Site Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

The following example URI is available:

Solution / Fix

SonicWALL Content Filtering Blocked Site Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

References

SonicWALL Content Filtering Blocked Site Error Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

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