XOOPS Core 2.5.8 - Open Redirect

mediumseverity

6.1CVSS score

3.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

89%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

XOOPS Core 2.5.8 contains an open redirect vulnerability in /modules/profile/index.php due to the URL filter. An attacker can redirect a user to a malicious site and possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites, leading to phishing attacks or the installation of malware.

Fix

Apply the latest security patch or upgrade to a newer version of XOOPS Core to fix the open redirect vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: POST /user.php ; GET /modules/profile/index.php?op=main&xoops_redirect=https:www.interact.sh
Positive when: matches in header /(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?:\/\/|\/\/|\/\\\\|\/\\)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*…/

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2017-12138 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2017-12138

info:
  name: XOOPS Core 2.5.8 - Open Redirect
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: medium
  description: XOOPS Core 2.5.8 contains an open redirect vulnerability in /modules/profile/index.php due to the URL filter. An attacker can redirect a user to a malicious site and possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites, leading to phishing attacks or the installation of malware.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patch or upgrade to a newer version of XOOPS Core to fix the open redirect vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/XOOPS/XoopsCore25/issues/523
    - https://xoops.org
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12138
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2017-12138
    cwe-id: CWE-601
    epss-score: 0.03406
    epss-percentile: 0.88971
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: xoops
    product: xoops
  tags: cve,cve2017,redirect,xoops,authenticated,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /user.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        uname={{username}}&pass={{password}}&xoops_redirect=%2Findex.php&op=login
      - |
        GET /modules/profile/index.php?op=main&xoops_redirect=https:www.interact.sh HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: header
        regex:
          - '(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?:\/\/|\/\/|\/\\\\|\/\\)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*)interact\.sh\/?(\/|[^.].*)?$' # https://regex101.com/r/L403F0/1

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