SB2012031902 - Cross-site scripting in Webglimpse

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1787)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in wgarcmin.cgi in Webglimpse 2.20.0 and earlier when processing the (1) URL, (2) FILE, or (3) DOMAIN parameters. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• http://osvdb.org/79648
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/110219/Webglimpse-Brute-Force-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48049
• http://websecurity.com.ua/3089/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52170
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73485