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Symantec Reporting Server Improper URL Handling Exposure
medium Nessus Plugin ID 38653
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Synopsis
The login page in the remote web server contains a URL handling error.Description
The remote host is running Symantec Reporting Server, a component of Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, Symantec Client Security, and Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager that serves to create reports about the use of Symantec antivirus products in an enterprise environment.The installed version of Reporting Server includes user-supplied input to the 'MSG' parameter of the 'Reporting/login/login.php' script on the login page. By tricking an authorized user into clicking on a specially crafted link, an attacker can cause an arbitrary message to be displayed, which in turn could facilitate phishing attacks against the affected site.
Solution
Upgrade as described in the vendor advisory.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 38653
File Name: symantec_reporting_server_url_handling.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 5/1/2009
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:reporting_server, cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus, cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus_central_quarantine_server, cpe:/a:symantec:client_security, cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 4/28/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1432
BID: 34668