The host is running CuteNews/UTF-8 CuteNews and is prone to multiple
vulnerabilities.
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_cutenews_n_utf8cutenews_mult_vuln.nasl 4865 2016-12-28 16:16:43Z teissa $
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# CuteNews/UTF-8 CuteNews Multiple Vulneablities
#
# Authors:
# Antu Sanadi <[email protected]>
#
# Udated By:
# Antu Sanadi <[email protected]> on 2009-12-10 #6147
# Updated the CVE's and Description
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 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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tag_solution = "For UTF-8 CuteNews Upgrade to version 8b
http://korn19.ch/coding/utf8-cutenews
For CuteNews Upgrade to version 1.5.0.1 or later,
For updates refer to http://cutephp.com";
tag_impact = "Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to steal user
credentials, disclose file contents, disclose the file path of the application,
execute arbitrary commands.
Impact Level: system/Application.";
tag_affected = "CuteNews version 1.4.6 and UTF-8 CuteNews version prior to 8b";
tag_insight = "- An improper validation of user-supplied input by the
'category.db.php' script via the Category Access field or Icon URL fields
- An improper validation of user-supplied input by the 'data/ipban.php' script
via the add_ip paramete.
- An improper validation of user-supplied input by the 'Editnews module' via
list or editnews parameters and 'Options module' via save_con[skin] parameter.
- An error in 'editusers' module within 'index.php' allows attackers to hijack
the authentication of administrators for requests that create new users.
- An error in 'from_date_day' parameter to 'search.php' which reveals the
installation path in an error message.
- An error in 'modified id' parameter in a 'doeditnews' action allows remote
users with Journalist or Editor access to bypass administrative moderation
and edit previously submitted articles.
- An improper validation of user-supplied input by the result parameter to
'register.php', the user parameter to 'search.php', the cat_msg, source_msg,
postponed_selected, unapproved_selected, and news_per_page parameters in a list
action to the editnews module of 'index.php' and the link tag in news comments
- An error in lastusername and mod parameters to 'index.php' and the title parameter
to 'search.php' it allow attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML";
tag_summary = "The host is running CuteNews/UTF-8 CuteNews and is prone to multiple
vulnerabilities.";
if(description)
{
script_id(801056);
script_version("$Revision: 4865 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2016-12-28 17:16:43 +0100 (Wed, 28 Dec 2016) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-12-08 05:49:24 +0100 (Tue, 08 Dec 2009)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4113", "CVE-2009-4116", "CVE-2009-4115", "CVE-2009-4174",
"CVE-2009-4175", "CVE-2009-4173", "CVE-2009-4172","CVE-2009-4250",
"CVE-2009-4249");
script_bugtraq_id(36971);
script_name("CuteNews/UTF-8 CuteNews Multiple Vulneablities");
script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54243");
script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507782/100/0/threaded");
script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.morningstarsecurity.com/advisories/MORNINGSTAR-2009-02-CuteNews.txt");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_category(ACT_MIXED_ATTACK);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_dependencies("cutenews_detect.nasl");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
cnPort = get_http_port(default:80);
if(!cnPort){
exit(0);
}
# Check for CuteNews version 1.4.6
cnVer = get_kb_item("www/" + cnPort + "/cutenews");
if(cnVer)
{
cnVer = eregmatch(pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$", string:cnVer);
if(!safe_checks() && cnVer[2] != NULL)
{
request = http_get(item:cnVer[2] + "/index.php?lastusername='><script>" +
"alert(/OpenVAS-XSS/);</script>", port:cnPort);
response = http_send_recv(port:cnPort, data:request);
if(response =~ "HTTP/1\.. 200" && "<script>alert(/OpenVAS-XSS/);</script>" >< response)
{
security_message(cnPort);
exit(0);
}
}
if(cnVer[1] != NULL)
{
if(version_is_equal(version:cnVer[1], test_version:"1.4.6"))
{
security_message(cnPort);
exit(0);
}
}
}
# Checking for UTF-8 CuteNews version prior to 8b
ucnVer = get_kb_item("www/" + cnPort + "/UTF-8/cutenews");
if(ucnVer)
{
ucnVer = eregmatch(pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$", string:ucnVer);
if(!safe_checks() && ucnVer[2] != NULL)
{
request = http_get(item:string(ucnVer[2] + '/search.php?user="><script>' +
'alert(/OpenVAS-XSS/);</script>'), port:cnPort);
response = http_send_recv(port:cnPort, data:request);
if(response =~ "HTTP/1\.. 200" && "<script>alert(/OpenVAS-XSS/);</script>" >< response)
{
security_message(cnPort);
exit(0);
}
}
if(ucnVer[1] != NULL)
{
if(version_is_less(version:ucnVer[1], test_version:"8b")){
security_message(cnPort);
}
}
}