Node.js 'HTTP Splitting' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Windows

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

CPE = "cpe:/a:nodejs:node.js";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.814521");
  script_version("2024-02-15T05:05:40+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-12116");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-15 05:05:40 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-08-29 20:24:00 +0000 (Mon, 29 Aug 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-11-29 13:44:53 +0530 (Thu, 29 Nov 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_name("Node.js 'HTTP Splitting' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Node.js is prone to a privilege escalation 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 in due to an error in HTTP
  request splitting. If Node.js can be convinced to use unsanitized user-provided
  Unicode data for the `path` option of an HTTP request, then data can be
  provided which will trigger a second, unexpected, and user-defined HTTP
  request to made to the same server.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
  attackers to conduct spoofing attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Node.js all versions prior to 6.15.0
  and 8.14.0 on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Node.js version 6.15.0, 8.14.0
  or later. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases");

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_nodejs_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Nodejs/Win/Ver");
  exit(0);
}

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

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE ) ) exit( 0 );
nodejsVer = infos['version'];
appPath = infos['location'];

if(version_in_range(version:nodejsVer, test_version:"6.0", test_version2:"6.14.0")){
  fix = "6.15.0";
}

else if(version_in_range(version:nodejsVer, test_version:"8.0", test_version2:"8.13.0,")){
  fix = "8.14.0";
}

if(fix)
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:nodejsVer, fixed_version:fix, install_path:appPath);
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}
exit(99);