GSKit in IBM Security Network Protection 5.3.1 before 5.3.1.7 and 5.3.2 allows remote attackers to discover credentials by triggering an MD5

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

• ibm security network protection firmware5.3.1
• ibm security network protection firmware5.3.2

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2014-6198Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Security Network Protection 5.3 before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the au
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• CVE-2013-5442Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Local Management Interface (LMI) in IBM Security Network Protection on XGS 5100 devices with
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• CVE-2014-6183IBM Security Network Protection 5.1 before 5.1.0.0 FP13, 5.1.1 before 5.1.1.0 FP8, 5.1.2 before 5.1.2.0 FP9, 5.1.2.1 before FP5, 5.2 before
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FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1{2  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],3  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }4}

1{2  "permissions": ["activeTab"],3  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]4}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.