SimpleHRM 'username' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804531");
  script_version("2023-12-13T05:05:23+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-2498");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-12-13 05:05:23 +0000 (Wed, 13 Dec 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-04-03 10:35:41 +0530 (Thu, 03 Apr 2014)");
  script_name("SimpleHRM 'username' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"SimpleHRM is prone to an SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Send a crafted HTTP GET request and check whether it is able to execute
  sql query or not.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Flaw is due to the /index.php/user/setLogin script not properly sanitizing
  user-supplied input to the 'username' parameter.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker to manipulate SQL queries in the
  backend database allowing for the manipulation or disclosure of arbitrary data.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"SimpleHRM version 2.3 and 2.2, Other versions may also be affected.");

  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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24954");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59254");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/17/1");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 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:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_app");
  exit(0);
}

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

http_port = http_get_port(default:80);

if(!http_can_host_php(port:http_port)){
  exit(0);
}

host = http_host_name(port:http_port);

foreach dir (make_list_unique("/", "/simplehrm", "/hrm", http_cgi_dirs(port:http_port)))
{

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

  rcvRes = http_get_cache(item:string(dir, "/index.php"),  port:http_port);

  if("SimpleHRM<" >< rcvRes)
  {
    url = dir + "/index.php/user/setLogin";

    postData = 'username=%27SQL-Injection-Test&password=abcdef';

    sndReq = string("POST ", url, " HTTP/1.1\r\n",
                    "Host: ", host, "\r\n",
                    "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n",
                    "Content-Length: ", strlen(postData), "\r\n",
                    "\r\n", postData, "\r\n");

    rcvRes = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:http_port, data:sndReq, bodyonly:TRUE);

    if(rcvRes && rcvRes =~ "Execute Error: You have an error in your SQL syntax.*SQL-Injection-Test"
              && ">SimpleHRM" >< rcvRes)
    {
      security_message(port:http_port);
      exit(0);
    }
  }
}

exit(99);