The remote host is using Moodle, a course management system, vulnerable to cross site scripting attacks
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-2004-1978 | 10 May 200504:00 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2004-1978 | 10 May 200504:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | Moodle XSS | 3 Nov 200500:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | CVE-2004-1978 | 30 Apr 200404:00 | – | nvd |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: moodle_xss.nasl 9087 2018-03-12 17:24:24Z cfischer $
# Description: Moodle XSS
#
# Authors:
# Noam Rathaus
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (C) 2004 Noam Rathaus
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
tag_summary = "The remote host is using Moodle, a course management system (CMS).
There is a bug in this software that makes it vulnerable to cross
site scripting attacks.
An attacker may use this bug to steal the credentials of the
legitimate users of this site.";
# From: Bartek Nowotarski <[email protected]>
# Subject: Cross Site Scripting in Moodle < 1.3
# Date: 2004-04-30 23:34
if(description)
{
script_id(12222);
script_version("$Revision: 9087 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2018-03-12 18:24:24 +0100 (Mon, 12 Mar 2018) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1978");
script_bugtraq_id(10251);
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_name("Moodle XSS");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
script_copyright("This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Noam Rathaus");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_moodle_cms_detect.nasl", "cross_site_scripting.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_require_keys("Moodle/Version");
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
if(!get_port_state(port))exit(0);
if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);
if ( get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/generic_xss")) ) exit(0);
# Test an install.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/moodle"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches)) {
loc = matches[2];
req = http_get(item:string(loc, "/help.php?text=%3Cscript%3Efoo%3C/script%3E"),
port:port);
r = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req);
if( r == NULL ) exit(0);
if(r =~ "HTTP/1\.. 200" && egrep(pattern:"<script>foo</script>", string:r))
{
security_message(port);
exit(0);
}
}
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