Sphider query Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_sphider_query_param_xss_vuln.nasl 4227 2016-10-07 05:45:35Z teissa $
#
# Sphider query Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
#
# Authors:
# Sharath S <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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if(description)
{
  script_id(800308);
  script_version("$Revision: 4227 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2016-10-07 07:45:35 +0200 (Fri, 07 Oct 2016) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-12-01 15:31:19 +0100 (Mon, 01 Dec 2008)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.6");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5211");
  script_bugtraq_id(29074);
  script_name("Sphider query Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42240");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://users.own-hero.net/~decoder/advisories/sphider134-xss.txt");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("find_service.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");

  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : "Successful attack could lead to execution of arbitrary HTML or scripting code
  in the security context of an affected web page, which allows an attacker to
  steal cookie-based authentication credentials or access and modify data.");
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : "Sphider Version 1.3.4 and prior on all running platform.");
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : "The flaw is due to input passed into the query parameter in search.php
  when suggestion feature is enabled is not properly sanitized before being returned to a user.");
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : "No solution or patch was made available for at least one year
  since 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.
  For updates refer to http://www.sphider.eu/");
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : "This host is running Sphider and is prone to cross-site scripting
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_app");
  exit(0);
}


include("http_func.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);

## Check the php support
if(!can_host_php(port:port)){
  exit(0);
}

foreach path (make_list_unique("/sphider", cgi_dirs(port:port)))
{

  if(path == "/") path = "";

  sndReq = http_get(item: path + "/changelog", port:port);
  rcvRes = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:sndReq, bodyonly:1);
  if(rcvRes == NULL){
    exit(0);
  }

  if(egrep(pattern:"Sphider .* search engine in PHP", string:rcvRes))
  {
    sphiderVer = eregmatch(pattern:"Sphider ([0-9.]+)", string:rcvRes);
    if(sphiderVer[1] != NULL)
    {
      # Grep for Sphider Version <= 1.3.4
      if(version_is_less_equal(version:sphiderVer[1], test_version:"1.3.4")){
        security_message(port:port);
        exit(0);
      }
    }
  }
}

exit(99);