SB2015010102 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SmoothWall

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SB2015010102 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SmoothWall

Published: January 1, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015010102
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9431)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and httpd/cgi-bin/changepw.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9429)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Smoothwall Express 3.1 and 3.0 SP3 when processing the (1) PROFILENAME parameter in a Save action to httpd/cgi-bin/pppsetup.cgi or (2) COMMENT parameter in an Add action to httpd/cgi-bin/ddns.cgi. 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.


3) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5283)

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

An input validation error exists in the web management interface in httpd/cgi-bin/ipinfo.cgi in Smoothwall Express 3.1 and 3.0 SP3 and earlier when processing IP parameter in a Run action. 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.

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