Netsweeper Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

BID:54355

Info

Netsweeper Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 54355
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-2446
CVE-2012-2447
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 09 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 17 2012 07:11PM
Credit: Jacob Holcomb, Leland Public Schools
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Netsweeper Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

Netsweeper is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability and a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site, steal cookie-based authentication credentials, add, delete or modify sensitive information, or perform unauthorized actions. Other attacks are also possible.

Exploit / POC

Netsweeper Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

To exploit these issues, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI or visit a malicious website.

The following example data is available:

Solution / Fix

Netsweeper Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Netsweeper Cross Site Scripting and Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities

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