Adobe ColdFusion - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Adobe Coldfusion versions 2016 (update 16 and earlier), 2018 (update 10 and earlier) and 2021."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Adobe ColdFusion - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': "Adobe Coldfusion versions 2016 (update 16 and earlier), 2018 (update 10 and earlier) and 2021.0.0.323925 are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability. An attacker could abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.",
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2021', 'xss', 'adobe', 'misc', 'coldfusion', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 6,
'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': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-16.html',
'https://twitter.com/Daviey/status/1374070630283415558',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21087',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2021-21087',
}
def run(self):
for path in ('/cf_scripts/scripts/ajax/package/cfajax.js', '/cf-scripts/scripts/ajax/package/cfajax.js', '/CFIDE/scripts/ajax/package/cfajax.js', '/cfide/scripts/ajax/package/cfajax.js', '/CF_SFSD/scripts/ajax/package/cfajax.js', '/cfide-scripts/ajax/package/cfajax.js', '/cfmx/CFIDE/scripts/ajax/package/cfajax.js'):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
continue
body = r.text or ""
body_regexes = ('eval\\(\\"\\(\\"\\+json\\+\\"\\)\\"\\)',)
if (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
self.set_info(
severity='medium',
reason="Adobe ColdFusion - Cross-Site Scripting detected",
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
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