Lucene search
K

TypeSetter CMS 5.1 Host Header Injection

🗓️ 13 Feb 2018 00:00:00Reported by Navina AsraniType 
packetstorm
 packetstorm
🔗 packetstormsecurity.com👁 30 Views

TypeSetter CMS 5.1 Host Header Injection leads to arbitrary web page re-direction and advanced attacks like password reset and web cache poisoning. Mitigation requires white-listing allowed host names

Related
Code
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
0day.today
TypeSetter CMS 5.1 - Host Header Injection Vulnerability
13 Feb 201800:00
zdt
CNVD
Typesetter 'Host' Header Injection Vulnerability
12 Feb 201800:00
cnvd
CVE
CVE-2018-6889
12 Feb 201803:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2018-6889
12 Feb 201803:00
cvelist
EUVD
EUVD-2018-18634
7 Oct 202500:30
euvd
NVD
CVE-2018-6889
12 Feb 201803:29
nvd
OSV
CVE-2018-6889
12 Feb 201803:29
osv
Prion
Design/Logic Flaw
12 Feb 201803:29
prion
`# Exploit Title: TypeSetter CMS 5.1 Host Header Injection  
# Date: 10-02-2018  
# Exploit Author: Navina Asrani  
# Contact: https://twitter.com/NavinaSanjay  
# Website: https://securitywarrior9.blogspot.in/  
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.typesettercms.com/  
# Version: 5.1  
# CVE : NA  
# Category: Webapp CMS  
  
1. Description  
  
The application allows illegitimate host header manipulation and leads to aribtary web page re-direction. This can also lead to severe attacks such as password reset or web cache poisoning  
  
  
2. Proof of Concept  
  
1. Visit the application  
2. Tamper the request and change the host to any arbitrary header like google.com  
3. The same is added in request and complete page re-direction takes place.  
Exploitation Technique: A attacker can perform application modification to perform advanced attacks as as password reset/ cache poisoning etc.  
Severity Level: High  
Security Risk:  
The presence of such a risk can lead to user cache poisoning and user re-direction  
Exploit code:  
  
GET / HTTP/1.1  
Host: google.com  
  
You can observe the page being re-directed and the Location header changed in response to: http://www.google.com/   
  
3. Solution:  
  
To Mitigate host header injections allows only a white-list of allowed host names.  
  
  
`

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation