Cross-site scripting in SmoothWall - CVE-2011-5283
Published: January 1, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40981
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5283
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: SmoothWall Team
Affected software:
SmoothWall
SmoothWall
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-5283
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.