CVE-2011-1825 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script into the Administrative Console of CA Arcot WebFort VAS, potentially compromising administrative sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-1825?

CVE-2011-1825 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2011. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Administrative Console in CA Arcot WebFort Versatile Authentication Server (VAS) before 6.2.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1825?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ca Arcot Webfort Versatile Authentication Server.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1825?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2011-1825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xg8c-2xjc-w37r.

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