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Cisco Guard "meta-refresh" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21962
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Release Date:
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2006-09-21
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Popularity:
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5,710 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Cisco Guard 3.x
Cisco Guard 4.x
Cisco Guard 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-4909
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Cisco Guard, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
The vulnerability is caused due to insufficient filtering of a meta-refresh before it is being returned to a user. If Cisco Guard is running in active basic protection, going through basic/redirect protection, this can be exploited to execute HTML and script code in a user's browser session by e.g. tricking a user into following a specially crafted URL.
The vulnerability affects the following products:
- Cisco Guard Appliance version 3.X
- Cisco Guard Blade version 4.X
- Cisco Guard Appliance versions 5.0(3) and 5.1(5)
Solution:
Update to version 5.1(6) or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2006-09-21: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060920-guardxss.shtml
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