Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-4401 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
ActionScript in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier does not require user interaction in conjunction with (1) the FileReference.browse operation in the FileReference upload API or (2) the FileReference.download operation in the FileReference download API, which allows remote attackers to create a browse dialog box, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via an SWF file.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Accessing, Modifying or Executing Executable Files An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an attacker to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an attacker to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
- Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
- Blue Boxing This type of attack against older telephone switches and trunks has been around for decades. A tone is sent by an adversary to impersonate a supervisor signal which has the effect of rerouting or usurping command of the line. While the US infrastructure proper may not contain widespread vulnerabilities to this type of attack, many companies are connected globally through call centers and business process outsourcing. These international systems may be operated in countries which have not upgraded Telco infrastructure and so are vulnerable to Blue boxing. Blue boxing is a result of failure on the part of the system to enforce strong authorization for administrative functions. While the infrastructure is different than standard current applications like web applications, there are historical lessons to be learned to upgrade the access control for administrative functions.
- Restful Privilege Elevation Rest uses standard HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permissions methods, but these are not necessarily correlated generally with back end programs. Strict interpretation of HTTP get methods means that these HTTP Get services should not be used to delete information on the server, but there is no access control mechanism to back up this logic. This means that unless the services are properly ACL'd and the application's service implementation are following these guidelines then an HTTP request can easily execute a delete or update on the server side. The attacker identifies a HTTP Get URL such as http://victimsite/updateOrder, which calls out to a program to update orders on a database or other resource. The URL is not idempotent so the request can be submitted multiple times by the attacker, additionally, the attacker may be able to exploit the URL published as a Get method that actually performs updates (instead of merely retrieving data). This may result in malicious or inadvertent altering of data on the server.
- Target Programs with Elevated Privileges This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The attacker would try to leverage a bug in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges. For instance an attacker would look for programs that write to the system directories or registry keys (such as HKLM, which stores a number of critical Windows environment variables). These programs are typically running with elevated privileges and have usually not been designed with security in mind. Such programs are excellent exploit targets because they yield lots of power when they break. The malicious user try to execute its code at the same level as a privileged system call.
Nessus
NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_FLASH-PLAYER-5747.NASL description This update of flash-player fixes several critical security vulnerabilities. (CVE-2007-6243, CVE-2008-3873, CVE-2007-4324, CVE-2008-4401, CVE-2008-4503, CVE-2008-4546) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34753 published 2008-11-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34753 title openSUSE 10 Security Update : flash-player (flash-player-5747) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from openSUSE Security Update flash-player-5747. # # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(34753); script_version ("1.12"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:32"); script_cve_id("CVE-2007-4324", "CVE-2007-6243", "CVE-2008-3873", "CVE-2008-4401", "CVE-2008-4503", "CVE-2008-4546"); script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : flash-player (flash-player-5747)"); script_summary(english:"Check for the flash-player-5747 patch"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "This update of flash-player fixes several critical security vulnerabilities. (CVE-2007-6243, CVE-2008-3873, CVE-2007-4324, CVE-2008-4401, CVE-2008-4503, CVE-2008-4546)" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected flash-player package." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_cwe_id(79, 264, 399); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:flash-player"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/11/07"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/11/12"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("rpm.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release"); if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE"); if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.2|SUSE10\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.2 / 10.3", release); if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu"); if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH); if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686", ourarch); flag = 0; if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"flash-player-9.0.151.0-0.1") ) flag++; if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"flash-player-9.0.151.0-0.1") ) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = pkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "flash-player"); }
NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_11_0_FLASH-PLAYER-081107.NASL description This update of flash-player fixes several critical security vulnerabilities. (CVE-2007-6243, CVE-2008-3873, CVE-2007-4324, CVE-2008-4401, CVE-2008-4503, CVE-2008-4546) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 39960 published 2009-07-21 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39960 title openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (flash-player-294) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_FLASH-PLAYER-5757.NASL description This update of flash-player fixes several critical security vulnerabilities. (CVE-2007-6243 / CVE-2008-3873 / CVE-2007-4324 / CVE-2008-4401 / CVE-2008-4503 / CVE-2008-4546) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34754 published 2008-11-12 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34754 title SuSE 10 Security Update : flash-player (ZYPP Patch Number 5757) NASL family Red Hat Local Security Checks NASL id REDHAT-RHSA-2008-0945.NASL description An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. [Updated 18th November 2008] The erratum has been updated to include references to the additional CVE-named issues that were not public at the time of release. The security impact of the erratum has also been upgraded to Critical. No changes have been made to the packages. The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player Web browser plug-in. A flaw was found in the way Adobe Flash Player wrote content to the clipboard. A malicious SWF file could populate the clipboard with a URL that could cause the user to mistakenly load an attacker-controlled URL. (CVE-2008-3873) A flaw was found which allowed Adobe Flash Player last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63869 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63869 title RHEL 5 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2008:0945) NASL family Red Hat Local Security Checks NASL id REDHAT-RHSA-2008-0980.NASL description An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Extras. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. [Updated 18th November 2008] This erratum has been updated to include a reference to the additional CVE-named issue that was not public at the time of release. The security impact of the erratum has also been upgraded to Critical. No changes have been made to the packages. The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player Web browser plug-in. A flaw was found in the way Adobe Flash Player wrote content to the clipboard. A malicious SWF (Shockwave Flash) file could populate the clipboard with a URL that could cause the user to accidentally or mistakenly load an attacker-controlled URL. (CVE-2008-3873) A flaw was found with Adobe last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63870 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63870 title RHEL 3 / 4 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2008:0980) NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_78F456FD9C8711DDA55E00163E000016.NASL description Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team reports : Potential vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these potential vulnerabilities to bypass Flash Player security controls. Adobe recommends users update to the most current version of Flash Player available for their platform. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34446 published 2008-10-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34446 title FreeBSD : linux-flashplugin -- multiple vulnerabilities (78f456fd-9c87-11dd-a55e-00163e000016) NASL family Windows NASL id ADOBE_AIR_APSB08-23.NASL description According to its version number, an instance of Adobe AIR on the remote Windows host is 1.1 or earlier. Such versions are potentially affected by several vulnerabilities (APSB08-23 / APSB08-22 / APSB08-20 / APSB08-18): - A potential port-scanning issue. (CVE-2007-4324) - Possible privilege escalation attacks against web servers hosting Flash content and cross-domain policy files. (CVE-2007-6243) - Potential Clipboard attacks. (CVE-2008-3873) - FileReference upload and download APIs that don last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34815 published 2008-11-18 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34815 title Adobe AIR < 1.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-23) NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-200903-23.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200903-23 (Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player: The access scope of SystemsetClipboard() allows ActionScript programs to execute the method without user interaction (CVE-2008-3873). The access scope of FileReference.browse() and FileReference.download() allows ActionScript programs to execute the methods without user interaction (CVE-2008-4401). The Settings Manager controls can be disguised as normal graphical elements. This so-called last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 35904 published 2009-03-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35904 title GLSA-200903-23 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities NASL family Windows NASL id FLASH_PLAYER_APSB08-20.NASL description According to its version number, an instance of Flash Player on the remote Windows host is 9.0.124.0 or earlier. Such versions are potentially affected by several vulnerabilities : - A potential port-scanning issue. (CVE-2007-4324) - Possible privilege escalation attacks against web servers hosting Flash content and cross-domain policy files. (CVE-2007-6243) - Potential Clipboard attacks. (CVE-2008-3873) - FileReference upload and download APIs that don last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34741 published 2008-11-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34741 title Flash Player < 9.0.151.0 / 10.0.12.36 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB08-18 / APSB08-20 / APSB08-22)
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description | CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2008-4401 Flash Player是一款非常流行的FLASH播放器。 Adobe Flash Player中的ActionScript对FileReference上传API的FileReference.browse操作或FileReference下载API的FileReference.download操作没有要求用户交互,用户可能在不知情的情况下上传或下载恶意文件 Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 Adobe ----- 目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复这个安全问题,请到厂商的主页下载: <a href=http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz target=_blank>http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_linux.tar.gz</a> RedHat ------ RedHat已经为此发布了一个安全公告(RHSA-2008:0945-01)以及相应补丁: RHSA-2008:0945-01:Important: flash-plugin security update 链接:<a href=https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html target=_blank>https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html</a> |
id | SSV:4378 |
last seen | 2017-11-19 |
modified | 2008-10-31 |
published | 2008-10-31 |
reporter | Root |
title | Adobe Flash Player FileReference API任意文件上传/下载漏洞 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32270
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32448
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34226
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-23.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021061
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248586-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-440.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-020.htm
- http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer10_security_changes.html
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-18.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0945.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0980.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2838
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45913