HTTP: Blue Coat Administrator Account Escalation

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Blue Coat proxy appliance. Blue Coat Reporter 7.1.1.1 and earlier can be vulnerable. Attackers can create a malicious administrative account by crafting a HTTP request, which might allow them to gain control of the affected system with elevated privileges.

Extended Description

Blue Coat Reporter is prone to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly authenticate a user prior to permitting access to administrator functions. A remote authenticated user can manipulate the form for adding new users and create a new user with administrator access. The vendor has addressed this issue in the upcoming version 7.1.2 of the application.

Affected Products

Blue_coat_systems blue_coat_reporter

Short Name
HTTP:MISC:BLUECOAT-ADMIN
Severity
Warning
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Account Administrator Blue CVE-2005-1708 Coat Escalation bid:13723
Release Date
12/06/2005
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Blue_coat_systems

CVSS Score

4.6

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