The remote host is using UseModWiki, a wiki CGI written in Perl.
The CGI ‘wiki.pl’ is vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting issue that may allow attackers to steal the cookies of third parties.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(15967);
script_version("1.25");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1397");
script_bugtraq_id(11924);
script_name(english:"UseModWiki wiki.pl XSS");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server has a CGI script that is prone to cross-site
scripting attacks." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is using UseModWiki, a wiki CGI written in Perl.
The CGI 'wiki.pl' is vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting issue that
may allow attackers to steal the cookies of third parties." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110305173302388&w=2" );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Unknown at this time." );
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:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/12/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/12/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2007/07/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_summary(english:"Determine if wiki.pl is vulnerable to xss attack");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencie("http_version.nasl", "cross_site_scripting.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
exit(0);
}
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded: 0);
if ( get_kb_item("www/"+port+"/generic_xss") ) exit(0);
test_cgi_xss(dirs: cgi_dirs(), cgi: '/wiki.pl', qs: '<script>foo</script>',
pass_str: '<H2>Invalid Page <script>foo<', port: port);