PRTG Traffic Grapher 'Monitor_Bandwidth' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	35128
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-1849
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 28 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 09:10PM
Credit:	Truong Truong Quan
Vulnerable:	Paessler PRTG Traffic Grapher 6.2.2 .977
Not Vulnerable:	Paessler PRTG Traffic Grapher 6.2.2 984 Paessler PRTG Traffic Grapher 6.2.2.983

PRTG Traffic Grapher 'Monitor_Bandwidth' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

PRTG Traffic Grapher is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it 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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

PRTG Traffic Grapher 6.2.2.977 is vulnerable.

PRTG Traffic Grapher 'Monitor_Bandwidth' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

PRTG Traffic Grapher 'Monitor_Bandwidth' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.

PRTG Traffic Grapher 'Monitor_Bandwidth' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• PRTG Traffic Grapher (Paessler)
  
• PRTG Traffic Grapher Version History (V4-6) (Paessler)
  
• XSS vulnerability in PRTG Traffic Grapher (Bkis Security Research)
  
• [Bkis-09-2009] XSS vulnerability in 'Monitor_Bandwidth' - PRTG Traffic Grapher (Bkis )