PR06-03b: F5 Firepass 1000 SSL VPN version 5.5 vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting
The F5 FirePass 1000 SSL VPN application version 5.5, and possibly earlier
versions, is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting
This advisory has been published following consultation with UK NISCC
<http://www.niscc.gov.uk>
The updated version of this advisory can be found on the following link
http://www.procheckup.com/Vulner_PR0603b.php
Date Found: 23rd January 2006
Date Public: 27th September 2006
Vulnerable: Version 5.5 and possibly previous versions.
Severity: Medium/High
Authors: Richard Brain [richard.brain [at] procheckup.com]
CVE Candidate: Not assigned
Description:
The F5 FirePass 1000 SSL VPN appliance is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting
within the sid" field of the "my.acctab.php3" program.
Consequences:
An attacker may be able to cause the execution of malicious script code in the
browser of a user who clicks on a link to the F5 FirePass SSL VPN appliance.
This type of attack can result in the defacement of a site, or the redirection
of confidential information to unauthorised third
parties.
Fix:
This report was investigated by F5 under the following support ticket CR64237.
This flaw has been fixed in version 6.0 of FirePass, and will be fixed in the
5.52 version of FirePass.
Vendor:
http://www.f5.com/
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