RSA NetWitness Informer Cross Site Request Forgery and Clickjacking Vulnerabilities

BID:56786

Info

RSA NetWitness Informer Cross Site Request Forgery and Clickjacking Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 56786
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-4608
CVE-2012-4609
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 30 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 30 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Vendor reported these issues.
Vulnerable: EMC RSA NetWitness Informer 0
Not Vulnerable: EMC RSA NetWitness Informer 2.0.5.6

Discussion

RSA NetWitness Informer Cross Site Request Forgery and Clickjacking Vulnerabilities

RSA NetWitness Informer is prone to a cross-site request forgery and a clickjacking vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue by tricking a victim into visiting a malicious webpage. The page will consist of specially crafted script code designed to perform some action on the attacker's behalf and successful exploits may allow an remote attacker to perform certain administrative actions and gain unauthorized access to the affected application. Other attacks are also possible.

Versions prior to RSA NetWitness Informer 2.0.5.6 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

RSA NetWitness Informer Cross Site Request Forgery and Clickjacking Vulnerabilities

An attacker can use a web browser to exploit these issues. To exploit the cross-site request-forgery issue, the attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into visiting a malicious site.

Solution / Fix

RSA NetWitness Informer Cross Site Request Forgery and Clickjacking Vulnerabilities

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

References

RSA NetWitness Informer Cross Site Request Forgery and Clickjacking Vulnerabilities

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