Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-2177 - Remote Input Validation vulnerability in Devoybb web Forum 1.0

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
devoybb
nessus

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DevoyBB Web Forum 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Devoybb
1

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idDEVOYBB_FLAWS.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running DevoyBB, a web-based forum written in PHP. The installed version is vulnerable to XSS and SQL injection attacks. A malicious user can access a user
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id15556
published2004-10-25
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15556
titleDevoyBB Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(15556);
  script_version("1.22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-2177", "CVE-2004-2178");
  script_bugtraq_id(11428);

  script_name(english:"DevoyBB Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks DevoyBB version");
 
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server hosts a PHP application that is affected by
multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running DevoyBB, a web-based forum written in PHP. 

The installed version is vulnerable to XSS and SQL injection attacks. 
A malicious user can access a user's cookies, including authentication
cookies, and inject SQL commands to be executed on the underlying
database.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Unknown at this time.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:U/RC:ND");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
 script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:
"2004/10/25");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/10/06");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_dependencie("http_version.nasl");
  script_require_keys("www/PHP");
  exit(0);
}

# the code!

include("global_settings.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded:TRUE);
if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);

function check(req)
{
  local_var buf, r;
  buf = http_get(item:string(req,"/index.php"), port:port);
  r = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:buf, bodyonly:1);
  if(isnull(r))exit(0);

  if(egrep(pattern:" - Powered by DevoyBB</title>.*Powered by <a href=.http://www\.devoybb\.com.*><strong>DevoyBB (0\..*|1\.0\.0)</strong>", string:r))
  {
 	security_hole(port);
	set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
	set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/SQLInjection', value: TRUE);
	exit(0);
  }
}

foreach dir (cgi_dirs()) check(req:dir);