Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-0765 - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Adobe Robohelp

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(58171);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:28");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-0765");
  script_bugtraq_id(52008);
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2012-B-0022");

  script_name(english:"Adobe RoboHelp for Word Unspecified XSS (APSB12-04) (credentialed check)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for patched files");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has an application that is affected by a
cross-site scripting vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of RoboHelp on the remote host contains a cross-site
scripting vulnerability in its WordHelp output. An attacker may be
able to leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the
browser in the context of the affected site and to steal cookie-based
authentication credentials.

Note that this plugin checks for a version of RoboHelp that would
generate WordHelp projects with a cross-site scripting vulnerability
rather than published projects with the vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-04.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the patch referenced in the vendor advisory above. Once the
patch is applied, all WordHelp files need to be regenerated.");
  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:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  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:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/02/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/02/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/02/29");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:robohelp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");

# Connect to the appropriate share.
port   = kb_smb_transport();
login  = kb_smb_login();
pass   = kb_smb_password();
domain = kb_smb_domain();

if(! smb_session_init()) audit(AUDIT_FN_FAIL, "smb_session_init");

# Connect to IPC share.
rc = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:"IPC$");
if (rc != 1)
{
  NetUseDel();
  audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL,"IPC$");
}

# Connect to remote registry.
hklm = RegConnectRegistry(hkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE);
if (isnull(hklm))
{
  NetUseDel();
  audit(AUDIT_REG_FAIL);
}

# Get the installation path from the registry.
base = NULL;
key1 = "SOFTWARE\Adobe\RoboHTML";
key1_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key1, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
if (isnull(key1_h))
{
  key1 = "SOFTWARE\Adobe\RoboHelp";
  key1_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key1, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
}
if (!isnull(key1_h))
{
  # Information is stored in a sub-key named w/ version number.
  info = RegQueryInfoKey(handle:key1_h);
  for (i = 0; i < info[1]; i++)
  {
    # Ignore subkeys that don't look like version numbers.
    version = RegEnumKey(handle:key1_h, index:i);
    if (!strlen(version) || version !~ "^[89]+\.") continue;

    # Open up key for RoboHTML's installed version.
    key2 = key1 + "\" + version;
    key2_h = RegOpenKey(handle:hklm, key:key2, mode:MAXIMUM_ALLOWED);
    if (!isnull(key2_h))
    {
      item = RegQueryValue(handle:key2_h, item:"InstallFolder");
      if (!isnull(item))
        base = ereg_replace(string:item[1], pattern:"^(.+)\\$", replace:"\1");
      RegCloseKey(handle:key2_h);
    }

    if (!isnull(base)) break;
  }
  RegCloseKey(handle:key1_h);
}

# Clean up.
RegCloseKey(handle:hklm);
NetUseDel(close:FALSE);

# Check if RoboHelp is installed.
if (isnull(base))
{
  NetUseDel();
  exit(0, "RoboHelp 8 or 9 does not appear to be installed.");
}

# Split the software's location into components.
share = ereg_replace(string:base, pattern:"^([A-Za-z]):.*", replace:"\1$");
path = ereg_replace(string:base, pattern:"^[A-Za-z]:(.*)", replace:"\1");
dir = "\RoboHELP\WebHelp5Ext\template_csh";
path_status = dir + "\whcsh_home.htm";

# Connect to the share software is installed on.
rc = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:share);
if (rc != 1)
{
  NetUseDel();
  audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL,share);
}

# Try and read one of the affected files.
blob = NULL;
fh = CreateFile(
  file:path + path_status,
  desired_access:GENERIC_READ,
  file_attributes:FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
  share_mode:FILE_SHARE_READ,
  create_disposition:OPEN_EXISTING
);
if (!isnull(fh))
{
  len = GetFileSize(handle:fh);
  if (len) blob = ReadFile(handle:fh, length:len, offset:0);
  CloseFile(handle:fh);
}

# Clean up.
NetUseDel();

# Ensure that the HTML file actually existed.
if (isnull(blob))
  exit(1, "RoboHelp " + version + " does not appear to be fully installed.");

if ('gsTopicURL=sPart.substring(4);' >!< blob)
  exit(0, 'The RoboHelp ' + version + ' install is not affected.');

# Look for the patched string in the HTML file
if ('if(IsInternal(sPart.substring(4)))' >< blob)
  exit(0, 'The RoboHelp ' + version + ' install on the remote host has been patched.');

# Report our findings.
set_kb_item(name:'www/0/XSS', value:TRUE);

if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
  report =
    '\n  Path              : ' + base +
    '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
    '\n';
  security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
}
else security_warning(port);