AXIS 70U Privilege Escalation / XSS

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[DSECRG-09-004] AXIS 70U Network Document Server - Privilege Escalation and XSS  
  
Vulnerabilities found in Web Interface of device AXIS 70U Network Document Server.  
  
1. Local File Include and Privilege Escalation.  
  
Standard user can escalate privileges to administrator.  
  
2. Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilities  
  
Application: AXIS 70U Network Document Server (Web Interface)  
Versions Affected: 3.0  
Vendor URL: http://www.axis.com/  
Bug: Local File Include and Privilege Escalation, Multiple Linked XSS  
Exploits: YES  
Reported: 20.10.2008  
Vendor response: 20.10.2008  
Last response: 02.01.2009  
Vendor Case ID: 143027  
Solution: NONE (maybe in next firmware release)  
Date of Public Advisory: 19.01.2009  
Authors: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsec [dot] ru)  
  
  
  
Details  
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1. Local File Include and Privilege Escalation.  
  
Local File Include vulnerability found in script user/help/help.shtml  
  
User can unclude any local files even in admin folder.  
  
Example:  
  
http://[server]/user/help/help.shtml?/admin/this_server/this_server.shtml  
  
  
2. Multiple Linked XSS vulnerabilities  
  
Linked XSS vulnerability found in scripts:  
  
user/help/help.shtml  
user/help/general_help_user.shtml  
  
Attacker can inject XSS script in URL  
  
Example:  
  
http://[server]/user/help/help.shtml?<script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
http://[server]/user/help/general_help_user.shtml?<script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
  
  
  
Solution  
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Vendore response:  
  
[02.12.2008]: "I checked this with our development and those vulnerabilities are known but harmless to the document server. I'm afraid we will not change anything in this regard."  
  
[13.01.2009]: "We don't see any major vulnerability issues with the current firmware of Axis 70U but we will consider the mentioned issues on the next firmware release."  
  
  
  
About  
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Digital Security is leading IT security company in Russia, providing information security consulting, audit and penetration testing services, risk analysis and ISMS-related services and certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and PCI DSS standards. Digital Security Research Group focuses on web application and database security problems with vulnerability reports, advisories and whitepapers posted regularly on our website.  
  
  
Contact: research [at] dsec [dot] ru  
http://www.dsecrg.com  
http://www.dsec.ru   
  
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