The version of the McAfee WebShield UI hosted on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Extra path information passed to the end of the ‘dashboard’ script is not properly sanitized. A remote attacker can exploit this by convincing a user into requesting a maliciously crafted URL, resulting in arbitrary script code execution.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(59111);
script_version("1.15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4597");
script_bugtraq_id(55184);
script_xref(name:"TRA", value:"TRA-2012-17");
script_xref(name:"MCAFEE-SB", value:"SB10026");
script_name(english:"McAfee WebShield UI Dashboard XSS (SB10026)");
script_summary(english:"Attempts reflected XSS.");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"A web application hosted on the remote web server is affected by a
cross-site scripting vulnerability."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The version of the McAfee WebShield UI hosted on the remote web server
is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Extra path
information passed to the end of the 'dashboard' script is not
properly sanitized. A remote attacker can exploit this by convincing a
user into requesting a maliciously crafted URL, resulting in arbitrary
script code execution."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2012-17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the relevant hotfix specified in McAfee Security Bulletin
SB10026.");
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_set_attribute(attribute:"d2_elliot_name", value:"McAfee Email Gateway 7.0 File Disclosure");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_d2_elliot", value:"true");
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:"2012/05/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/05/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/05/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type",value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe",value:"cpe:/a:mcafee:email_and_web_security");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe",value:"cpe:/a:mcafee:email_gateway");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("mcafee_webshield_web_ui_detect.nasl");
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_require_keys("www/mcafee_webshield");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 443);
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:443);
install = get_install_from_kb(appname:'mcafee_webshield', port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
xss = '"><img src="' + unixtime() + '" onerror="javascript:alert(\'' + SCRIPT_NAME + '\')">';
encoded_xss = urlencode(str:xss);
url = install['dir'] + '/cgi-bin/dashboard/' + encoded_xss;
expected_output = 'content="' + xss;
res = http_send_recv3(method:'GET', item:url, port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
if (expected_output >!< res[2])
audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, 'WebShield', port);
else
set_kb_item(name:'www/' + port + '/XSS', value:TRUE);
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report = get_vuln_report(items:url, port:port);
security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
}
else security_warning(port);
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
mcafee | email_and_web_security | cpe:/a:mcafee:email_and_web_security | |
mcafee | email_gateway | cpe:/a:mcafee:email_gateway |