The remote host runs Faq-O-Matic, a CGI-based system that automates
the process of maintaining a FAQ.
The remote version of this software is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks in the script
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
#
# Faq-O-Matic fom.cgi XSS
#
# Authors:
# David Maciejak <david dot maciejak at kyxar dot fr>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak
#
# 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.
###################################################################
# Ref: superpetz <[email protected]>
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.15540");
script_version("2020-05-06T06:57:16+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2020-05-06 06:57:16 +0000 (Wed, 06 May 2020)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
script_bugtraq_id(4565);
script_cve_id("CVE-2002-0230", "CVE-2002-2011");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_name("Faq-O-Matic fom.cgi XSS");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "no404.nasl", "webmirror.nasl", "DDI_Directory_Scanner.nasl", "cross_site_scripting.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to the latest version of this software");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host runs Faq-O-Matic, a CGI-based system that automates
the process of maintaining a FAQ.
The remote version of this software is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks in the script 'fom.cgi'.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"With a specially crafted URL, an attacker can cause arbitrary code
execution resulting in a loss of integrity.");
script_tag(name:"qod", value:"50"); # Prone to false positives
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
port = http_get_port( default:80 );
host = http_host_name( dont_add_port:TRUE );
if( http_get_has_generic_xss( port:port, host:host ) ) exit( 0 );
foreach dir( make_list_unique( "/", "/fom", http_cgi_dirs( port:port ) ) ) {
if( dir == "/" ) dir = "";
url = dir + "/fom.cgi?cmd=<script>foo</script>&file=1&keywords=vt-test";
if( http_vuln_check( port:port, url:url, pattern:"<script>foo</script>", check_header:TRUE ) ) {
report = http_report_vuln_url( port:port, url:url );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
}
exit( 99 );