CVE-2016-10257 Cross-site scripting in ASG
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript into the management console via crafted URLs, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-10257?
CVE-2016-10257 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Symantec Corporation ASG, published on 10 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6, ASG 6.7 (prior to 6.7.2.1), ProxySG 6.5 (prior to 6.5.10.6), ProxySG 6.6, and ProxySG 6.7 (prior to 6.7.2.1) management console is susceptible to a reflected XSS vulnerability. A remote attacker can use a crafted management console URL in a phishing attack to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the management console web client application. This is a separate vulnerability from CVE-2016-10256.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10257?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway, Broadcom Symantec Proxysg.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10257?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10257 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-2016-10257 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10257 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Corporation ASG
- CVE-2023-23952 Command injection in Advanced Secure Gateway, Content Analysis
- CVE-2018-5241 Auth bypass in Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG)
- CVE-2021-46825 Other in Advance Secure Gateway and ProxySG
- CVE-2023-23955 Server-side request forgery in Advanced Secure Gateway, Content Analysis
- CVE-2023-23953 Privilege escalation in Advanced Secure Gateway, Content Analysis
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vfc6-mrqm-f3vr.