Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Management GUI HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:46856

Info

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Management GUI HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 46856
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2011-0545
CVE-2011-1524
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 21 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:05PM
Credit: Nikolas Sotiriu
Vulnerable: Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator 2.2.2.9
Not Vulnerable: Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator 2.3

Discussion

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Management GUI HTML Injection Vulnerability

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability.

Successful exploits will allow attacker-supplied HTML and script code to 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.

Exploit / POC

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Management GUI HTML Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Management GUI HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Management GUI HTML Injection Vulnerability

References:

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