PT-2014-9006 · Smoothwall · Smoothwall Express

Published 2014-12-31 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2014-9429

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Smoothwall Express versions 3.0 SP3 through 3.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This can be achieved via the PROFILENAME parameter in a Save action to "httpd/cgi-bin/pppsetup.cgi" or the COMMENT parameter in an Add action to "httpd/cgi-bin/ddns.cgi".

Recommendations For Smoothwall Express versions 3.0 SP3 through 3.1, consider disabling access to the "httpd/cgi-bin/pppsetup.cgi" and "httpd/cgi-bin/ddns.cgi" endpoints until a patch is available. Avoid using the PROFILENAME and COMMENT parameters in the affected API endpoints until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-9429

Affected Products

Smoothwall Express

References · 3

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129698/SmoothWall-3.1-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9429 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99404 · Note