CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
81.5%
Accela Civic Platform Citizen Access portal contains cross-site scripting and arbitrary file upload vulnerabilities.
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (βCross-site Scriptingβ) - CVE-2016-5660
Accela Civic Platform Citizen Access portal contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the iframeid
parameter of AttachmentsList.aspx
.
CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type - CVE-2016-5661
Accela Civic Platform Citizen Access portal uses client-side logic to validate the types of files uploaded by authenticated users. An authenticated attacker may intercept valid submission requests and manipulate the file name listed in the _EventArgument
and filename
parameters to bypass file restrictions and upload arbitrary files, which may lead to execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the portal software.
The CVSS score below describes CVE-2016-5661.
A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary script in the context of the end-userβs browser session. A remote, authenticated attacker may bypass file restrictions and upload arbitrary files, leading to arbitrary code execution with application privileges.
Contact the vendor
The vendor previously indicated that a fix was being produced. Currently, version information and patch availability is unknown to the CERT/CC. Accela has provided the following statement:
If you are an existing Accela client and have questions, please contact your customer support representative for detailed information regarding Accelaβs security and compliance position and remediation plans that may be enforced -Accela Director of Security and Compliance
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Notified: May 23, 2016 Updated: July 07, 2016
Statement Date: July 07, 2016
Affected
If you an existing Accela client and have questions, please contact your customer support representative for detailed information regarding Accelaβs security and compliance position and remediation plans that may be enforce-Accela Director of Security and Compliance
We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.
Group | Score | Vector |
---|---|---|
Base | 6 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Temporal | 4.7 | E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
Environmental | 3.5 | CDP:N/TD:M/CR:ND/IR:ND/AR:ND |
<https://www.accela.com/platform/architecture>
Thanks to Ahmed Sherif of OffensiveBits for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Joel Land.
CVE IDs: | CVE-2016-5660, CVE-2016-5661 |
---|---|
Date Public: | 2016-07-13 Date First Published: |
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
81.5%