Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-2279 - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Invision Power Services Invision Power Board 1.3Final

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

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Board 1.3 Final allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users via the pop parameter in a chat action to index.php.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Invision_Power_Services
1

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses : XSS
NASL idINVISION_POWER_BOARD_XSS.NASL
descriptionThere is a bug in the version of Invision Power Board on the remote host that makes it vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. An attacker may exploit this issue to steal the credentials of legitimate users of this site.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id12101
published2004-03-14
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/12101
titleInvision Power Board index.php pop Parameter XSS
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(12101);
 script_version ("1.20");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2004-2279");
 script_bugtraq_id(9822);
 
 script_name(english:"Invision Power Board index.php pop Parameter XSS");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a
cross-site scripting issue." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"There is a bug in the version of Invision Power Board on the remote
host that makes it vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.  An
attacker may exploit this issue to steal the credentials of legitimate
users of this site." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/356742" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Unknown at this time." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
 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: "2004/03/14");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/03/09");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe",value:"cpe:/a:invisionpower:invision_power_board");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of an XSS bug in Invision PowerBoard");
 script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");
 script_dependencies("cross_site_scripting.nasl", "invision_power_board_detect.nasl");
 script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 script_require_keys("www/invision_power_board");
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);
if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);
if (  get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/generic_xss")) ) exit(0);


# Test an install.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/invision_power_board"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches)) {
    dir = matches[2];

    w = http_send_recv3(item:string(dir, "/index.php?s=&act=chat&pop=1;<script>foo</script>"), method:"GET", port:port);
    if (isnull(w)) exit(1, "The web server did not answer");
    r = w[2];

    if("<script>foo</script>" >< r)
    {
 	security_warning(port);
	set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
    }
}