Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2816

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
nessus
NVD
Published: 2005-09-07
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Greymatter allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a post comment, which is recorded in a log file but not properly handled when the administrator uses "View Control Panel Log" to read the log file.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Greymatter
1

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses : XSS
NASL idGREYMATTER_HTML_INJECT.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is using Greymatter, an open source weblogging and journal software written in perl. A vulnerability exists in this version that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in the context of the user
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id19752
published2005-09-19
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19752
titleGreymatter Comment Name Field Control Panel Log XSS
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(19752);
 script_version("1.17");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2816");
 script_bugtraq_id(14703);
 
 script_name(english:"Greymatter Comment Name Field Control Panel Log XSS");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A remote web application is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is using Greymatter, an open source weblogging and 
journal software written in perl.

A vulnerability exists in this version that could allow 
an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in
the context of the user's browser." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to the latest version of this software" );
 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: "2005/09/19");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2005/08/31");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english:"Checks the version of the remote Greymatter");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");
 script_dependencie("http_version.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

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

port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded:TRUE);
if (get_kb_item("Services/www/"+port+"/embedded")) exit(0);

function check(loc)
{
 local_var r, req;
 req = http_get(item:string(loc, "/gm.cgi"), port:port);
 r = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req, bodyonly:1);
 if( r == NULL )exit(0);
 if (egrep(pattern:'<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="Greymatter (0\\.|1\\.([0-2][0-9]*[a-z]?|3|3\\.[01]))">', string:r)  )
 {
   security_warning(port);
   set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
   exit(0);
 }
}

if (thorough_tests) dirs = list_uniq(make_list("/greymatter", cgi_dirs()));
else dirs = make_list(cgi_dirs());

foreach dir (dirs)
{
 check(loc:dir);
}

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