Siemens SIMATIC HMI Multiple Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	51835
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2011-4510 CVE-2011-4511
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 30 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 18 2012 09:20PM
Credit:	Billy Rios, Terry McCorkle, Shawn Merdinger, and Luigi Auriemma.
Vulnerable:	Siemens SIMATIC HMI Smart Options 0 Siemens SIMATIC HMI 0
Not Vulnerable:

Siemens SIMATIC HMI Multiple Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

SIMATIC HMI is prone to multiple unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

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

Siemens SIMATIC HMI Multiple Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Siemens SIMATIC HMI Multiple Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

Siemens SIMATIC HMI Multiple Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• SIMATIC HMI Homepage (Siemems)
  
• http://www.attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/vim (ICS-CERT)
  
• ICSA-12-030-01�??SIEMENS SIMATIC WinCC MULTIPLE VULNERABILITIES (ICS-CERT)