#VU7498 Cross-site scripting in RSA Authentication Manager - CVE-2017-8000

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7498

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8000

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
RSA Authentication Manager
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: RSA

Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker with administrator privileges perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of input data. 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.

Mitigation
Update to version 8.2 SP1 Patch 1.

Vulnerable software versions

RSA Authentication Manager: 6.0 - 8.2

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External links
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/25

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.