IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5100 CVE-2013-5442 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	63642
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2013-5442
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 08 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 02 2014 01:07AM
Credit:	IBM
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5100 CVE-2013-5442 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5100 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 HTML and 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 launch other attacks.

IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5100 running firmware versions 5.1 and 5.1.1 are vulnerable.

IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5100 CVE-2013-5442 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.

IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5100 CVE-2013-5442 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

IBM Security Network Protection XGS 5100 CVE-2013-5442 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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