Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-1436 - Code Injection vulnerability in Xmonad Xmonad-Contrab 0.11

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
xmonad
CWE-94
nessus
exploit available

Summary

The XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog module in xmonad-contrib before 0.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a web page title, which activates the commands when the user clicks on the xmobar window title, as demonstrated using an action tag.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Xmonad
2

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
  • Manipulating User-Controlled Variables
    This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An attacker can override environment variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the attacker can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.

Exploit-Db

descriptionxmonad XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog Module Multiple Remote Command Injection Vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-1436. Remote exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:38680
last seen2016-02-04
modified2013-07-26
published2013-07-26
reporterJoachim Breitner
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/38680/
titlexmonad XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog Module Multiple Remote Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2013-13332.NASL
    description - xmonad-contrib-0.11.2 fixes a vulnerability in the DynamicLog module - update X11 to 1.6.1.1 - update xmobar to 0.18 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2013-08-06
    plugin id69216
    published2013-08-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69216
    titleFedora 19 : bluetile-0.6-18.fc19 / ghc-X11-1.6.1.1-1.fc19 / ghc-X11-xft-0.3.1-10.fc19 / etc (2013-13332)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2013-13332.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(69216);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1436");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2013-13332");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 19 : bluetile-0.6-18.fc19 / ghc-X11-1.6.1.1-1.fc19 / ghc-X11-xft-0.3.1-10.fc19 / etc (2013-13332)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "  - xmonad-contrib-0.11.2 fixes a vulnerability in the
        DynamicLog module
    
        - update X11 to 1.6.1.1
    
        - update xmobar to 0.18
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=989670"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113313.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0d5835b2"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113314.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?19c0a24e"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113315.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9b819b46"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113316.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?bf8eeca4"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113317.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?08c77e80"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113318.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?041c9fbf"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:bluetile");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ghc-X11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ghc-X11-xft");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ghc-xmonad-contrib");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xmobar");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xmonad");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:19");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/07/21");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/08/06");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^19([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 19.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC19", reference:"bluetile-0.6-18.fc19")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC19", reference:"ghc-X11-1.6.1.1-1.fc19")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC19", reference:"ghc-X11-xft-0.3.1-10.fc19")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC19", reference:"ghc-xmonad-contrib-0.11.2-1.fc19")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC19", reference:"xmobar-0.18-1.fc19")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC19", reference:"xmonad-0.11-4.fc19")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bluetile / ghc-X11 / ghc-X11-xft / ghc-xmonad-contrib / xmobar / etc");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2013-13388.NASL
    descriptionBackport fix for a potential vulnerability in xmonad-contrib
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2013-08-06
    plugin id69217
    published2013-08-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69217
    titleFedora 18 : bluetile-0.6-13.fc18 / ghc-xmonad-contrib-0.11-1.1.fc18 (2013-13388)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2013-13388.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(69217);
      script_version("1.7");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1436");
      script_bugtraq_id(61491);
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2013-13388");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 18 : bluetile-0.6-13.fc18 / ghc-xmonad-contrib-0.11-1.1.fc18 (2013-13388)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Backport fix for a potential vulnerability in xmonad-contrib's
    DynamicLog module
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=989670"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113311.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e199c3ce"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113312.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?01f4299b"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected bluetile and / or ghc-xmonad-contrib packages."
      );
      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:POC/RL:OF/RC:ND");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:bluetile");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ghc-xmonad-contrib");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/07/22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/08/06");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^18([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 18.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC18", reference:"bluetile-0.6-13.fc18")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC18", reference:"ghc-xmonad-contrib-0.11-1.1.fc18")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bluetile / ghc-xmonad-contrib");
    }
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201405-28.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201405-28 (xmonad-contrib: Arbitrary code execution) A vulnerability in the Xmonad.Hooks.DynamicLog module could allow a malicious website with a specially crafted title to inject commands into the title bar which would be executed when the bar is clicked. Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id74234
    published2014-05-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74234
    titleGLSA-201405-28 : xmonad-contrib: Arbitrary code execution