Google Chrome Webcore Webkit 'XSSAuditor.cpp' XSS Vulnerability (Linux)

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_google_chrome_webcore_webkit_xss_vuln_lin.nasl 5958 2017-04-17 09:02:19Z teissa $
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# Google Chrome Webcore Webkit 'XSSAuditor.cpp' XSS Vulnerability (Linux)
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# Authors:
# Antu Sanadi <[email protected]>
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# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
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tag_impact = "Successful exploitation will allow attackers to bypass a
cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via a crafted string.

Impact Level: Application";

tag_affected = "Google Chrome version 4.x to 22 on Linux";

tag_insight = "The flaw is due to 'html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp' in WebCore in
WebKit does not consider all possible output contexts of reflected data.";

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 installed with Google Chrome and is prone to cross
site scripting vulnerability.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(802497);
  script_version("$Revision: 5958 $");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5851");
  script_bugtraq_id(56570);
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-04-17 11:02:19 +0200 (Mon, 17 Apr 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-11-21 15:15:03 +0530 (Wed, 21 Nov 2012)");
  script_name("Google Chrome Webcore Webkit 'XSSAuditor.cpp' XSS Vulnerability (Linux)");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92692");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://blog.opensecurityresearch.com/2012/09/simple-cross-site-scripting-vector-that.html");

  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_google_chrome_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Google-Chrome/Linux/Ver");
  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");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

## Variable Initialization
chromeVer = "";

## Get the version from KB
chromeVer = get_kb_item("Google-Chrome/Linux/Ver");
if(!chromeVer){
  exit(0);
}

## Check for Google Chrome Versions 4 to 22
if(version_is_greater_equal(version:chromeVer, test_version:"4") &&
   version_is_less(version:chromeVer, test_version:"23")){
  security_message(0);
}