Summary

Brocade Web Interface in Brocade Fabric OS v9.x and before v9.2.0 does not properly represent the portName to the user if the portName contains reserved characters. This could allow an authenticated user to alter the UI of the Brocade Switch and change ports display.

Note: The vulnerability doesn't affect the Brocade Fabric OS switch operation.

Products Affected

Brocade Fabric OS v9.x and before v9.2.0

Products Confirmed Not Affected

Brocade Fabric v8.x and below are not affected

Solution

The security update is provided in Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0 and later releases.

Credit

The issue was found during internal penetration testing
The issue was also reported by Omar Eissa (https://de.linkedin.com/in/oeissa)

Revision History

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