Stored Cross-site Scripting ('XSS') in Airvana HubBub C1-600-RT Femtocell

Advisory ID: NEOCAN-2013-002
Advisory Title: Stored XSS ('cross-site scripting') in Airvana HubBub C1-600-RT router
Author: Scott Behrens / [email protected]
Release Date: 02/27/2013
Vendor: Airvana
Application: Airrave 2.5 router administration page
Platform: Web Application
Severity: Medium
Vendor status: No response from vendor
CVE Number: CVE-2013-2270
Reference: 004

Overview:

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in the Airrave 2.5 router. An attacker that exploits this attack may use it to execute malicious JavaScript against a victim or trigger a browser exploit. The attack requires

that the victim is authenticated to the device.

Vendor Response:

Vendor was contacted first via email on January 17th, 2013. Researcher did not receive a response when using the 'online form' which was the only publically available email on the company’s website.

Vendor was then contacted via telephone on the following dates: January 25th, February 7th, February 12th. A 'support operator' filed the ticket and informed the researcher a technician would call them back. No technician ever followed

up to the calls.

Recommendation:

Ensure data controlled input is html encoded or escaped. Perform content filtering on user control data for special characters or symbols.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Information:

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the following names to these issues:

CVE-2013-2270

These are candidates for inclusion in the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for security problems.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Information:

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html

--------Neohapsis Vulnerability Research Advisory Information-------

For questions about this advisory, or to report an error:
[email protected]

NeohapsisVulnerability Research GPG Key:
http://www.neohapsis.com/assets/NeohapsisVulnerabilityResearch-PUB.asc

Copyright (c) 2013 Neohapsis