SB2019070203 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Hikari Denwa router/Home GateWay



SB2019070203 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Hikari Denwa router/Home GateWay

Published: July 2, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019070203
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5985)

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 in Hikari Denwa router/Home GateWay devices. 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.



2) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5986)

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 in Hikari Denwa router/Home GateWay devices. A remote attacker can trick the victim logged into the device, to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.