PT-2014-9007 · Smoothwall · Smoothwall Express

Published 2014-12-31 · Updated 2017-09-08 · CVE-2014-9430

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 version 3.0 SP3

Description A cross-site scripting issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the COMMENT parameter in an Add action in the httpd/cgi-bin/vpn.cgi/vpnconfig.dat endpoint.

Recommendations For Smoothwall Express version 3.0 SP3, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the httpd/cgi-bin/vpn.cgi/vpnconfig.dat endpoint until a patch is available. Avoid using the COMMENT parameter in the affected endpoint 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-2014-9430

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-2014-9430 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99404 · Note