VMware Server Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities - Linux

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900899");
  script_version("2025-03-05T05:38:52+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-03-05 05:38:52 +0000 (Wed, 05 Mar 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-12-21 07:14:17 +0100 (Mon, 21 Dec 2009)");
  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-2009-3731");
  script_name("VMware Server Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities - Linux");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/37460/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37346");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.webworks.com/Security/2009-0001/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0017.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1016594");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_vmware_prdts_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("VMware/Server/Linux/Ver", "VMware/Linux/Installed");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will lets attackers to cause a Denial of Service, or
  compromise a user's system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VMware Server version 2.0.2 on Linux.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"- Multiple vulnerabilities can be exploited to disclose sensitive information,
  conduct cross-site scripting attacks, manipulate certain data, bypass certain
  security restrictions, cause a DoS, or compromise a user's system.

  - Certain unspecified input passed to WebWorks help pages is not properly
  sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute
  arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VMWare Server is prone to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS)
  vulnerabilities.");

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

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

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

if(!get_kb_item("VMware/Linux/Installed")){
  exit(0);
}

vmserVer = get_kb_item("VMware/Server/Linux/Ver");
if(vmserVer)
{
  if(version_is_equal(version:vmserVer, test_version:"2.0.2")){
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vmserVer, vulnerable_range:"Equal to 2.0.2");
    security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  }
}