I. VULNERABILITY
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XSS Reflected vulnerabilities in OS of FortiWeb v 5.0.3
CVE-2013-7181 <http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-7181>
II. BACKGROUND
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Fortinet's industry-leading, Network Security Platforms deliver Next
Generation Firewall (NGFW) security with exceptional throughput, ultra
low latency, and multi-vector threat protection.
III. DESCRIPTION
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Has been detected a XSS Reflected vulnerability in Fortiweb in "
/user/ldap_user/add" parameter "filter" 5.0.3 , that allows the
execution of arbitrary HTML/script code to be executed in the context
of the victim user's browser and/or Session Hijacking attack
IV. PROOF OF CONCEPT
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The application does not validate the parameter filter in "
/user/ldap_user/add".
V. BUSINESS IMPACT
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That allows the execution attackers to hijack the authentication of
administrators.
VI. REQUIREMENTS
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An Attacker needs to know the IP of the device.
An Administrator needs an authenticated connection to the device.
VII. SYSTEMS AFFECTED
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Try FortiWEB VM or appliance v5.0.3
VIII. SOLUTION
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Upgrade to FortiWeb 5.1.0 or higher.
By William Costa
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XSS Reflected vulnerabilities in OS of FortiWeb v 5.0.3
CVE-2013-7181 <http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-7181>
II. BACKGROUND
-------------------------
Fortinet's industry-leading, Network Security Platforms deliver Next
Generation Firewall (NGFW) security with exceptional throughput, ultra
low latency, and multi-vector threat protection.
III. DESCRIPTION
-------------------------
Has been detected a XSS Reflected vulnerability in Fortiweb in "
/user/ldap_user/add" parameter "filter" 5.0.3 , that allows the
execution of arbitrary HTML/script code to be executed in the context
of the victim user's browser and/or Session Hijacking attack
IV. PROOF OF CONCEPT
-------------------------
The application does not validate the parameter filter in "
/user/ldap_user/add".
V. BUSINESS IMPACT
-------------------------
That allows the execution attackers to hijack the authentication of
administrators.
VI. REQUIREMENTS
-----------------------
An Attacker needs to know the IP of the device.
An Administrator needs an authenticated connection to the device.
VII. SYSTEMS AFFECTED
-------------------------
Try FortiWEB VM or appliance v5.0.3
VIII. SOLUTION
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Upgrade to FortiWeb 5.1.0 or higher.
By William Costa