CVE-2009-2631
Clientless SSL VPN products break web browser domain-based security models
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 4, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2025
- Reserved
- Jul 28, 2009
Description
Multiple clientless SSL VPN products that run in web browsers, including Stonesoft StoneGate; Cisco ASA; SonicWALL E-Class SSL VPN and SonicWALL SSL VPN; SafeNet SecureWire Access Gateway; Juniper Networks Secure Access; Nortel CallPilot; Citrix Access Gateway; and other products, when running in configurations that do not restrict access to the same domain as the VPN, retrieve the content of remote URLs from one domain and rewrite them so they originate from the VPN's domain, which violates the same origin policy and allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, read cookies that originated from other domains, access the Web VPN session to gain access to internal resources, perform key logging, and conduct other attacks. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a fundamental design problem in any clientless VPN solution, as opposed to a commonly-introduced error that can be fixed in separate implementations. Therefore a single CVE has been assigned for all products that have this design
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Adaptive Security Appliance Web SSL VPNCisco |
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PAN OS Web SSL VPNPalo Alto |
|
References
- CERT/CC Advisory
- Vendor-Advisory
- 37786third-party-advisory
- http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/50/025367-01.pdf
- 20091202 Same-origin policy bypass vulnerabilities in several VPN products reportedmailing-list
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=984744
- VU#261869third-party-advisory
- 37152vdb-entry
- http://www.stonesoft.com/en/support/security_advisories/2009_03_12.html
- ADV-2009-3569vdb-entry
- 20060608 SSL VPNs and securitymailing-list
- 1023255vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-3571vdb-entry
- 20060609 Re: SSL VPNs and securitymailing-list
- 37788third-party-advisory
- 37696third-party-advisory
- http://www.sonicwall.com/us/2123_14882.html
- http://www.sonicwall.com/us/2123_14883.html
- ADV-2009-3570vdb-entry
- sslvpn-sameorigin-security-bypass(54523)vdb-entry
- http://kb.juniper.net/KB15799
- 20060609 Re: SSL VPNs and securitymailing-list
- ADV-2009-3568vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-3567vdb-entry
- 37789third-party-advisory
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