Multiple vulnerabilities in FreeIPA

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU41054

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7850

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the Web UI in FreeIPA 4.x before 4.1.2. 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeIPA: 4.0.0 - 4.1.1

External links

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144848.html
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165280
http://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4742

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU41092

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 1.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7828

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to manipulate data.

FreeIPA 4.0.x before 4.0.5 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when 2FA is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement of the two-factor authentication leveraging an enabled OTP token, which triggers an anonymous bind.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeIPA: 4.0.0 - 4.1.1

External links

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143000.html
http://www.freeipa.org/page/Releases/4.1.1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70932
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160871
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98500
http://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4690
http://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-devel/2014-November/msg00068.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-users/2014-November/msg00077.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.