VHCS Multiple Security Bypass and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities


Description   Multiple vulnerabilities were identified in VHCS, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary scripting code or bypass security restrictions.
The first flaw is due to an input validation error in the login page that does not properly validate input passed to the "username" field, which could be exploited by attackers to cause malicious scripting code to be executed by the user's browser in the security context of an affected Web site.
The second vulnerability is due to an error in the "admin/change_password.php" script that does not validate user's old password before allowing the password to be changed, which could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The third issue is due to an error in the "check_login()" [gui/include/login.php] function, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass the authentication procedure and add new admin users via the "admin/add_user.php" script.
The fourth flaw is due to an error in the "gui/admin/add_user.php" script that does not validate user's privileges, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security restrictions and add new admin users.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
VHCS version 2.4.6.2 and priorVHCS version 2.4.7.1 and prior
     
Solution   Apply Security Patch 2006-02-09 (issue #3) : http://www.vhcs.net/new/modules/news/article.php?storyid=25Vulnerabilities #1, #2 and #4 have not been addressed.
     
CVE   CVE-2006-0686
CVE-2006-0685
CVE-2006-0684
CVE-2006-0683
     
References   http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/5743
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious tag with event found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious tag with event found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code in flash clickTAG parameter
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'object' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'applet' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'applet' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : 'location' javascript object found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' attribute found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : javascript code found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : code allowing cookie access found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'a' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : cookie access attempt using script language found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'embed' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'object' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'form' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'embed' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'style' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag in flash clickTAG parameter
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'div' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : evasion attempt using tag characters encoding in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'link' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : 'script' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'style' attribute found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'location' javascript object found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2006-02-13 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote