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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0511 -- [Cisco] Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager (BBSM) - cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. 19 May 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Building Broadband Service Manager (BBSM) Publisher: Cisco Systems Operating System: Cisco Impact: Cross-site Scripting Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2008-2165 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello, This is the Cisco PSIRT response to an issue that was discovered and reported to Cisco by Brad Antoniewicz from Mcafee/Foundstone Professional Services regarding a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco's Building Broadband Service Manager (BBSM). This vulnerability is documented in Cisco bug ID CSCso62583. The Release Note for said bug reads as follows: +---- BEGIN RELEASE NOTE TEXT ---- Symptom: Some web pages belonging to the Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager (BBSM) web-based interface are affected by a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability may allow an attacker to run arbitrary web browser scripting code on the machine the user is using to access the BBSM web interface, under the same privileges as the logged-in user. Conditions: The attack requires of a small amount of social engineering in order to fool a user into following a specially crafted link, containing the malicious code, and purporting to belong to the BBSM web interface Workaround: None. Further problem description: Customers are recommended to install BBSM patch 5332, which is available for download on www.cisco.com Additional information on cross-site scripting attacks is available on the document entitled "Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletin: Understanding Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Threat Vectors", which is available at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-amb-20060922-understanding-xss.shtml +---- END RELEASE NOTE TEXT ---- This issue has been fixed on BBSM v5.3 patch 5332. Customers with valid service contracts can download patch 5332 from the following URL: http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/ImageList.x?relVer=5.3&mdfid=278455427&sftType=Building%20Broadband%20Service%20Manager%20(BBSM)%20Updates&optPlat=&nodecount=2&edesignator=null&modelName=Cisco%20Building%20Broadband%20Service%20Manager%205.3&treeMdfId=281527126&treeName=Network%20Monitoring%20and%20Management Cisco PSIRT would like to thank Brad Antoniewicz and Mcafee/Foundstone Professional Services for bringing this issue to our attention and for working with PSIRT toward coordinated disclosure of the issue. Cisco PSIRT greatly appreciates the opportunity to work with researchers on security vulnerabilities and welcomes the opportunity to review and assist in product reports. 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