Apache Tomcat Cross-Site Scripting and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

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CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:tomcat";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900021");
  script_version("2022-05-11T11:17:52+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-05-11 11:17:52 +0000 (Wed, 11 May 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-08-07 17:25:16 +0200 (Thu, 07 Aug 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1232", "CVE-2008-2370");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Web Servers");
  script_dependencies("gb_apache_tomcat_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("apache/tomcat/detected");

  script_name("Apache Tomcat Cross-Site Scripting and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/31379/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30494");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30496");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/31381/");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Tomcat is prone to cross-site scripting (XSS) and
  security bypass vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaws are due to:

  - input validation error in the method HttpServletResponse.sendError() which
  fails to properly sanitise before being returned to the user in the HTTP Reason-Phrase.

  - the application fails to normalize the target path before removing
  the query string when using a RequestDispatcher.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 - 4.1.37, 5.5.0 - 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 - 6.0.16.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to a later version of 4.x, 5.x, or 6.x series.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could cause execution of arbitrary
  HTML code, script code, and information disclosure.");

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

  exit(0);
}

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

if(isnull(appPort = get_app_port(cpe:CPE)))
  exit(0);

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

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

if(appVer =~ "^4\.1")
{
  if(version_in_range(version:appVer, test_version:"4.1.0", test_version2:"4.1.37"))
  {
    fix = "4.1.38";
    VULN = TRUE;
  }
}

if(appVer =~ "^5\.5")
{
  if(version_in_range(version:appVer, test_version:"5.5.0", test_version2:"5.5.26"))
  {
    fix = "5.5.27";
    VULN = TRUE;
  }
}

if(appVer =~ "^6\.0")
{
  if(version_in_range(version:appVer, test_version:"6.0.0", test_version2:"6.0.16"))
  {
    fix = "6.0.17";
    VULN = TRUE;
  }
}

if(VULN)
{

  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:appVer, fixed_version:fix, install_path:path);
  security_message(data:report, port:appPort);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);