Cross-site scripting in AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere

Published: 2018-08-01

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2015-9251
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	InTouch Access Anywhere Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels
Vendor	AVEVA Software, LLC.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU14150

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9251

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 when a cross-domain Ajax request is performed without the dataType option. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary text/javascript responses 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

InTouch Access Anywhere: All versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:aveva_software:intouch_access_anywhere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://sw.aveva.com/hubfs/assets-2018/pdf/security-bulletin/SecurityBulletin_LFSec126.pdf

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?