CVE-2009-2631

high

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

References

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/261869

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2025-0005

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54523

http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2009/50/025367-01.pdf

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3571

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3570

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3569

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3568

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3567

http://www.stonesoft.com/en/support/security_advisories/2009_03_12.html

http://www.sonicwall.com/us/2123_14883.html

http://www.sonicwall.com/us/2123_14882.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37152

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508164/100/0/threaded

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/261869

http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=984744

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023255

http://secunia.com/advisories/37789

http://secunia.com/advisories/37788

http://secunia.com/advisories/37786

http://secunia.com/advisories/37696

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Jun/270

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Jun/269

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Jun/238

http://kb.juniper.net/KB15799

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-12-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01009