CMScout Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_cmscout_xss_vuln.nasl 7273 2017-09-26 11:17:25Z cfischer $
#
# CMScout Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
#
# Authors:
# Madhuri D <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
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tag_impact = "Successful exploitation will allow attacker to execute arbitrary
script code.

Impact Level: Application.";

tag_affected = "CMScout version 2.09 and prior.";

tag_insight = "The flaw is caused by an input validation error in the 'search'
module when processing the 'search' parameter in 'index.php' page.";

tag_solution = "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.";

tag_summary = "This host is running CMScout and is prone to Cross Site
Scripting Vulnerability.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(800791);
  script_version("$Revision: 7273 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-09-26 13:17:25 +0200 (Tue, 26 Sep 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-06-09 08:34:53 +0200 (Wed, 09 Jun 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-2154");
  script_bugtraq_id(40442);
  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_name("CMScout Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://secunia.com/advisories/39986");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/58996");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12806/");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1288");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_cmscout_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("CMScout/installed");

  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}

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

cmsPort = get_http_port(default:80);

cmsVer = get_kb_item("www/" + cmsPort + "/CMScout");
if(!cmsVer){
  exit(0);
}

cmsVer = eregmatch(pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$", string:cmsVer);
if(cmsVer[2] != NULL)
{
  filename = string(cmsVer[2] + "/index.php?page=search&menuid=5");
  host = http_host_name(port:cmsPort);
  authVariables = "search=OpenVAS+XSS+Testing&content=1&Submit=Search";

  ## Construct XSS Request
  sndReq = string("POST ", filename, " HTTP/1.1\r\n",
                   "Host: ", host, "\r\n",
                   "User-Agent: ", OPENVAS_HTTP_USER_AGENT, "\r\n",
                   "Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8\r\n",
                   "Accept-Language: en-us,en;q=0.5\r\n",
                   "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate\r\n",
                   "Accept-Charset: ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*;q=0.7\r\n",
                   "Keep-Alive: 300\r\n",
                   "Connection: keep-alive\r\n",
                   "Referer: http://", host, filename, "\r\n",
                   "Cookie: cmscout2=1f9f3e24745df5907a131c9acb41e5ef\r\n",
                   "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n",
                   "Content-Length: ", strlen(authVariables), "\r\n\r\n",
                    authVariables);
  rcvRes = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:cmsPort, data:sndReq);

  ## Checking the response for exploit string
  if("(OpenVAS XSS Testing)" >< rcvRes){
    security_message(cmsPort);
  }
}