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HP SiteScope SNMP Trap Script Insertion Vulnerability

Report ID: SA27126
Source: Secunia
Date of Discovery: 20.10.2008
Criticality: Low
Affects:
HP SiteScope 9.x
Compromise From: From local network
Compromise Type: Cross site scripting

Summary

A vulnerability in HP SiteScope, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks.

Detailed Description

A vulnerability in HP SiteScope, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks.

Input passed in received SNMP trap messages is not properly sanitised before being displayed in the web interface. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in context of an administrative user's browser session when viewing the information in the management interface.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 9.0 build 911. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution

Do not view SNMP traps in the web interface.

CVE Reference

CVE-2007-4350