#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if(description)
{
script_id(39468);
script_version("1.26");
script_name(english: "CGI Generic Header Injection");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is prone to HTTP headers injections attacks." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote web server hosts CGIs that are vulnerable to 'header
injection'. By leveraging this issue, an attacker may be able to poison
a proxy cache, or trigger a cross-site scripting flaws and cause
arbitrary HTML and script code to be executed in a user's browser
within the security context of the affected site.
Privilege escalation may be possible too, depending on the application." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_header_injection" );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://projects.webappsec.org/w/page/13246931/HTTP%20Response%20Splitting");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/113.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Restrict access to the vulnerable application. Contact the vendor
for a patch or upgrade to address any HTTP header injection
vulnerabilities." );
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_cwe_id(
113, # Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers 'HTTP Response Splitting'
93 # Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences 'CRLF Injection'
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2009/06/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_summary(english: "Tortures the arguments of the remote CGIs (header injection)");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english: "CGI abuses");
script_dependencie("http_version.nasl", "webmirror.nasl", "cross_site_scripting.nasl", "web_app_test_settings.nasl", "torture_cgi_injectable_param.nasl", "torture_cgi_load_estimation2.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_timeout(43200); # Timeout is managed by the script itself
script_require_keys("Settings/enable_web_app_tests");
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("torture_cgi.inc");
####
i = 0;
flaws_and_patterns = make_array(
"%0D%0AX-foo:%20bar", "PI:X-foo:*",
"%00%0D%0AX-foo:%20bar", "PI:X-foo:*"
);
port = torture_cgi_init(vul:'HI');
# No need to follow redirections here
report = torture_cgis(port: port, vul: "HI", injectable_only: INJECTABLE_TEXT);
if (strlen(report) > 0)
{
security_warning(port:port, extra: report);
}
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