IBM Web Content Manager 'LIBRARY' Parameter XPath Injection Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103882");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-6735");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_version("2026-06-11T07:15:11+0000");

  script_name("IBM Web Content Manager 'LIBRARY' Parameter XPath Injection Vulnerability");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64496");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20131227-0_IBM_WCM_XPath_Injection_v10.txt");

  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-06-11 07:15:11 +0000 (Thu, 11 Jun 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-01-15 16:11:31 +0100 (Wed, 15 Jan 2014)");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "httpver.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker can exploit this issue by manipulating the XPath query
logic to carry out unauthorized actions on the application.");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Send some special crafted HTTP GET requests and check the response.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Due to insufficient validation, the 'LIBRARY' element suffers from an
XPath-injection vulnerability.

An unauthenticated user is able to perform blind XPath Injection attacks e.g.
get current application configuration, enumerate nodes and extract other
valuable information from vulnerable installations of Web Content Manager.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory
for more information.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"IBM Web Content Manager is prone to an XPath-injection vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0.0.x through 6.0.0.1,

6.0.1.x through 6.0.1.7,

6.1.0.x through 6.1.0.6 CF27,

6.1.5.x through 6.1.5.3 CF27,

7.0.0.x through 7.0.0.2 CF26,

8.0.0.x through 8.0.0.1 CF08");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("http_func.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");


port = http_get_port( default:80 );

url = "/wps/wcm/connect/%27%20or%20%27a%27%3d%27b";
req = http_get( item:url, port:port );
buf = http_send_recv( port:port, data:req, bodyonly:FALSE );

if( buf !~ "HTTP/1\.. 404" ) exit( 0 );

url = "/wps/wcm/connect/%27%20or%20%27a%27%3d%27a";
req = http_get( item:url, port:port );
buf = http_send_recv( port:port, data:req, bodyonly:FALSE );

if( buf =~ "HTTP/1\.. 302" && buf =~ 'Location:.*/wps/wcm/webinterface/login/login.jsp' )
{
  security_message( port:port );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );