HPE LoadRunner Virtual Table Server (VTS) Component Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:hp:loadrunner";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.812938");
  script_version("2025-09-12T05:38:45+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-8953");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"3.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-12 05:38:45 +0000 (Fri, 12 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-03-07 20:31:00 +0000 (Wed, 07 Mar 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-02-19 15:32:13 +0530 (Mon, 19 Feb 2018)");
  script_name("HPE LoadRunner Virtual Table Server (VTS) Component Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"HPE LoadRunner is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to potential errors in
  the Virtual Table Server (VTS) component of application.");

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

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"HPE LoadRunner version 12.53 and earlier.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to HPE LoadRunner to version 12.55
  or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03764en_us");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100338");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("General");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("gb_hpe_loadrunner_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("HPE/LoadRunner/Win/Ver");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

##  HPE LoadRunner 12.55 == 12.55.646.0
if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"12.55.646.0")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"12.55", install_path:path);
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);