CVE-2018-4065 — An exploitable cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the ACEManager ping_

An exploitable cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the ACEManager ping_result.cgi functionality of Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3. A specially crafted HTTP ping request can cause reflected javascript code execution, resulting in the execution of javascript code r

01What is this vulnerability?

An exploitable cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the ACEManager ping_result.cgi functionality of Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3. A specially crafted HTTP ping request can cause reflected javascript code execution, resulting in the execution of javascript code running on the victim's browser. An attacker can get a victim to click a link, or embedded URL, that redirects to the…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Sierra Wireless	Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-05-06T18:06:09.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T05:04:28.881Z

09References

• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152650/Sierra-Wireless-AirLink-ES450-ACEMan…
• ics-cert.us-cert.gov — https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-03
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108147
• talosintelligence.com — https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0750