Short Name |
HTTP:PHP:SILENT-STORM-ADMIN |
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Severity |
Warning |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
Silent Storm Portal Privilege Escalation |
Release Date |
2004/10/20 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
di-5.3+, idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to raise the privileges on an account for the Silent Storm PHP Portal.
Silent-Storm Portal is reported prone to multiple vulnerabilities. The issues result from insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The following specific issues are reported to affect the application: Silent-Storm Portal is reported prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This cross-site scripting issue can permit a remote attacker to create a malicious URI link to the vulnerable portal that includes hostile HTML and script code. This attack can allow for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials and other attacks. Silent-Storm Portal is reported prone to an input validation vulnerability that results in the corruption of the Silent-Storm Portal database. It is demonstrated that a remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to gain administrative access by adding a malicious user level database field.