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Elgg index.php view Parameter XSS
2012-06-2200:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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13
CVSS2
4.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
0.003
Percentile
65.5%
The version of the Elgg installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user input to the ‘view’ parameter of the ‘index.php’ script. An attacker may be able to leverage this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user’s browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(59656);
script_version("1.7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-6561");
script_bugtraq_id(53623);
script_name(english:"Elgg index.php view Parameter XSS");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is affected by a
cross-site scripting vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of the Elgg installed on the remote host is affected by a
cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly
sanitize user input to the 'view' parameter of the 'index.php' script.
An attacker may be able to leverage this to inject arbitrary HTML and
script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security
context of the affected site.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/evan/read/209/elgg-185-released");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to version 1.8.5 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/05/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/05/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/06/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:elgg:elgg");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("elgg_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("www/elgg", "www/PHP");
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("webapp_func.inc");
include("url_func.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80, php:TRUE);
install = get_install_from_kb(
appname:"elgg",
port:port,
exit_on_fail:TRUE
);
dir = install["dir"];
xss_test = '<iframe""<body onload=alert(' + "'" + SCRIPT_NAME + '-' + unixtime() + "'" + ');>';
exploit = test_cgi_xss(
port : port,
dirs : make_list(dir),
cgi : '/index.php',
qs : 'search=1&view=' + urlencode(str:xss_test),
pass_str : 'cache/js/' + xss_test,
pass_re : 'class="elgg-page-body'
);
if (!exploit)
{
install_url = build_url(qs: dir + "/", port: port);
audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, "Elgg", install_url);
}
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CVSS2
4.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
0.003
Percentile
65.5%
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