CVE-2021-34582 Phoenix Contact: FL MGUARD XSS through web-based management and REST API

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

High-privilege users can inject HTML via manipulated certificates in Phoenix Contact FL MGUARD firewalls, enabling cross-site scripting attacks.

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-2021-34582?

CVE-2021-34582 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHOENIX CONTACT FL MGUARD, published on 10 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In Phoenix Contact FL MGUARD 1102 and 1105 in Versions 1.4.0, 1.4.1 and 1.5.0 a user with high privileges can inject HTML code (XSS) through web-based management or the REST API with a manipulated certificate file.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34582?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Phoenixcontact Fl Mguard 1102 Firmware, Phoenixcontact Fl Mguard 1105 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-34582?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34582 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-2021-34582 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g738-v6qm-gpqv.

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