Check Point Advisories

Cisco Common Services Framework Help Servlet Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2011-0961)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-154
Date Published:	24 Apr 2012
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 26 November, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-0961
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been reported in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation while parsing input to the affected application. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a malicious link. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute script or HTML code in the target user's browser.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Cisco Common Services Framework Help Servlet Cross-Site Scripting protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Cisco Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Cisco Common Services framework help servlet cross-site scripting