Advisories

Smoothwall Express < 3.1 Update 13 Stored XSS in vpnmain.cgi via VPN_IP Parameter

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • Smoothwall Express < 3.1 Update 13

CWE
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS
5.1
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Credit
Alex Williams from Pellera Technologies
Description
Smoothwall Express versions prior to 3.1 Update 13 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/vpnmain.cgi script due to improper sanitation of the VPN_IP parameter. Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript through VPN configuration settings that executes when the affected page is viewed by other users.

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