Search Network 'search.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801974");
  script_version("2023-12-13T05:05:23+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-12-13 05:05:23 +0000 (Wed, 13 Dec 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-09-09 17:36:48 +0200 (Fri, 09 Sep 2011)");
  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_name("Search Network 'search.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49064");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/103780/searchnetwork-xss.txt");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "no404.nasl", "webmirror.nasl", "DDI_Directory_Scanner.nasl", "gb_php_http_detect.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow execution of scripts or
  actions written by an attacker. In addition, an attacker may obtain
  authorisation cookies that would allow him to gain unauthorised access to the
  application.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Search Network version 2.0 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to failure in the 'search.php' script to
  properly sanitize user supplied input in 'action' and 'query' parameters.");

  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_tag(name:"summary", value:"Search Network is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}

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

port = http_get_port(default:80);

if(!http_can_host_php(port:port))
  exit(0);

foreach dir( make_list_unique( "/sn", "/search_network", "/", http_cgi_dirs( port:port ) ) ) {

  if( dir == "/" ) dir = "";

  res = http_get_cache(item:string(dir,"/index.php"), port:port);
  if("www.searchnetworkhq.com" >< res)
  {
    url = string(dir, '/index.php?searchType=Videos&query="<script>alert(document.cookie)<%2Fscript>');
    req = http_get(item:url, port:port);
    res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req);

    if(res =~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] 200" && '"<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' >< res)
    {
      report = http_report_vuln_url(port:port, url:url);
      security_message(port:port, data:report);
      exit(0);
    }
  }
}