Vulnerability identifier: #VU26562

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11499

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Firmware Analysis and Comparison Tool
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: FKIE-CAD

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 updating analysis details via a localhost web request, as demonstrated by mishandling of the tags and version fields in "helperFunctions/mongo_task_conversion.py". A remote attacker can permanently inject 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Firmware Analysis and Comparison Tool: 3.0

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External links
http://github.com/fkie-cad/FACT_core/issues/375
http://github.com/fkie-cad/FACT_core/pull/376

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.