Description
AlienVault USM v5.4.2 and earlier offers authenticated users the functionality of exporting generated reports via the "/ossim/report/wizard_email.php" script. Besides offering an export via a local download, the script also offers the possibility to send out any report via email to a given address (either in PDF or XLS format). Since there is no anti-CSRF token protecting this functionality, it is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) 5.4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery EDB-42988 · webapps · Oct 13, 2017
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144617/AlienVault-USM-5.4.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- 42988 exploit
- https://www.rcesecurity.com/2017/10/cve-2017-14956-alienvault-usm-leaks-sensitive-compliance-information-via-csrf/
- 101284 vdb-entry
- 20171013 [RCESEC-2017-002][CVE-2017-14956] AlienVault USM v5.4.2 mailing-list
- 20171013 [RCESEC-2017-002][CVE-2017-14956] AlienVault USM v5.4.2 mailing-list