Check Point Advisories

NagiosQL txtSearch Parameter Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2013-6039)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0740
Date Published:	14 Jan 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 19 January, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-6039
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A cross site scripting has been reported in NagiosQL. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation on the txtSearch parameter passed to the hostdependencies.php resource. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to follow a crafted link or view a webpage.

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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the NagiosQL txtSearch Parameter 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: NagiosQL txtSearch Parameter cross-site scripting