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AA-2009.0143 -- [Appliance] -- f5 FirePass: Cross-site Scripting
Date: 22 June 2009

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AA-2009.0143                  AUSCERT Advisory

                                [Appliance]
                     f5 FirePass: Cross-site Scripting
                               22 June 2009
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        AusCERT Advisory Summary
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Product:              FirePass
Operating System:     Network Appliance
Impact:               Cross-site Scripting
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2009-2119
Member content until: Friday, July 10 2009

Revision History:     June 22 2009: Added CVE
                      June 12 2009: Initial Release

OVERVIEW:

       A security vulnerability has been corrected in f5 FirePass.


IMPACT:

       The vendor has provided the following information regarding this
       vulnerability:

       "A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in the FirePass 
       logon page, which is accessible prior to authentication. The affected 
       FirePass page fails to fully sanitize HTTP request input before the 
       web page content is sent to the browser.

       It is possible for a remote attacker to create web pages, emails, or 
       other media containing hyperlinks to the vulnerable FirePass web page. 
       These hyperlinks may include executable code or other malicious data. 
       Following one of these hyperlinks to the FirePass controller could 
       result in malicious code execution on the client side, disclosure of 
       sensitive information, or other exploits." [1]

       FirePass versions 5.5 - 5.5.2 and 6.0 - 6.0.3 are affected. [1]


MITIGATION:

       f5 have released a patch to correct this vulnerability which is 
       available from the vendor's download site. [2]


REFERENCES:

       [1] SOL10143: Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in the FirePass 
           logon 
           https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/100/sol10143.html

       [2] f5 Networks - Downloads Overview
           https://downloads.f5.com/esd/index.jsp
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described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.

If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in 
any way, we encourage you to let us know by completing the secure National IT 
Incident Reporting Form at:

        http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3192

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