SB2018011009 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Symantec ASG and ProxySG

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SB2018011009 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Symantec ASG and ProxySG

Published: January 10, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018011009
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9100)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the ASG and ProxySG management consoles due to improper access control. A remote attacker with access to the client host of an authenticated administrator with access to the client host of an authenticated administrator can obtain sensitive authentication credential information.

2) Open redirect (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9099)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect the target user to external websites.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of untrusted input data when performing redirects to external websites. A remote attacker can use a crafted management console URL in a phishing attack to redirect the target user to a malicious web site.

3) Reflected cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10256)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.


4) Reflected cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10257)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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

Install update from vendor's website.

References