Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-4406 - Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Apple OS X Server

047910
CVSS 6.1 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
LOW
Integrity impact
LOW
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
apple
CWE-79
nessus
NVD
Published: 2014-09-19
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xcode Server in CoreCollaboration in Apple OS X Server before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
13

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Embedding Scripts in Non-Script Elements
    This attack is a form of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) where malicious scripts are embedded in elements that are not expected to host scripts such as image tags (<img>), comments in XML documents (< !-CDATA->), etc. These tags may not be subject to the same input validation, output validation, and other content filtering and checking routines, so this can create an opportunity for an attacker to tunnel through the application's elements and launch a XSS attack through other elements. As with all remote attacks, it is important to differentiate the ability to launch an attack (such as probing an internal network for unpatched servers) and the ability of the remote attacker to collect and interpret the output of said attack.
  • Embedding Scripts within Scripts
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
  • Cross-Site Scripting in Error Pages
    An attacker distributes a link (or possibly some other query structure) with a request to a third party web server that is malformed and also contains a block of exploit code in order to have the exploit become live code in the resulting error page. When the third party web server receives the crafted request and notes the error it then creates an error message that echoes the malformed message, including the exploit. Doing this converts the exploit portion of the message into to valid language elements that are executed by the viewing browser. When a victim executes the query provided by the attacker the infected error message error message is returned including the exploit code which then runs in the victim's browser. XSS can result in execution of code as well as data leakage (e.g. session cookies can be sent to the attacker). This type of attack is especially dangerous since the exploit appears to come from the third party web server, who the victim may trust and hence be more vulnerable to deception.
  • Cross-Site Scripting Using Alternate Syntax
    The attacker uses alternate forms of keywords or commands that result in the same action as the primary form but which may not be caught by filters. For example, many keywords are processed in a case insensitive manner. If the site's web filtering algorithm does not convert all tags into a consistent case before the comparison with forbidden keywords it is possible to bypass filters (e.g., incomplete black lists) by using an alternate case structure. For example, the "script" tag using the alternate forms of "Script" or "ScRiPt" may bypass filters where "script" is the only form tested. Other variants using different syntax representations are also possible as well as using pollution meta-characters or entities that are eventually ignored by the rendering engine. The attack can result in the execution of otherwise prohibited functionality.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_SERVER_3_2_1.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Mac OS X 10.9 host has a version of OS X Server installed that is prior to version 3.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Multiple vulnerabilities exist within the included PostgreSQL, the more serious of these allow remote code execution or denial of service. (CVE-2014-0060, CVE-2014-0061, CVE-2014-0062, CVE-2014-0063, CVE-2014-0064, CVE-2014-0065, CVE-2014-0066) - A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists within the Xcode Server. Using a specially crafted website, a remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the server / browser trust relationship. (CVE-2014-4406) - A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Wiki Server due to the improper validation of SQL queries. A remote attacker can exploit this to inject or manipulate SQL queries on the back-end database. (CVE-2014-4424)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id77758
    published2014-09-19
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/77758
    titleMac OS X : OS X Server < 3.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(77758);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:36");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2014-0060",
    "CVE-2014-0061",
    "CVE-2014-0062",
    "CVE-2014-0063",
    "CVE-2014-0064",
    "CVE-2014-0065",
    "CVE-2014-0066",
    "CVE-2014-4406",
    "CVE-2014-4424"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    65723,
    65724,
    65727,
    65719,
    65725,
    65731,
    65728,
    69918,
    69935
  );
  script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2014-09-17-5");

  script_name(english:"Mac OS X : OS X Server < 3.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the OS X Server version.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote host is missing a security update for OS X Server.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Mac OS X 10.9 host has a version of OS X Server installed
that is prior to version 3.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by the
following vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple vulnerabilities exist within the included
    PostgreSQL, the more serious of these allow remote code
    execution or denial of service. (CVE-2014-0060,
    CVE-2014-0061, CVE-2014-0062, CVE-2014-0063,
    CVE-2014-0064, CVE-2014-0065, CVE-2014-0066)

  - A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists within the
    Xcode Server. Using a specially crafted website, a
    remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary
    code within the server / browser trust relationship.
    (CVE-2014-4406)

  - A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Wiki Server
    due to the improper validation of SQL queries. A remote
    attacker can exploit this to inject or manipulate SQL
    queries on the back-end database. (CVE-2014-4424)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6448");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Mac OS X Server version 3.2.1 or later.");
  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: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:"2014/09/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/09/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/09/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apple:mac_os_x_server");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_server_services.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "MacOSX/Server/Version");

  exit(0);
}

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

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");

if (!ereg(pattern:"Mac OS X 10\.9([^0-9]|$)", string:os)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X 10.9");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Server/Version");

fixed_version = "3.2.1";
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
  set_kb_item(name:'www/0/XSS', value:TRUE);
  set_kb_item(name:'www/0/SQLInjection', value:TRUE);

  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    report =
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version + '\n';
    security_hole(port:0, extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "OS X Server", version);
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_SERVER_4_0.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Mac OS X host has a version of OS X Server installed that is prior to version 4.0. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - There are multiple vulnerabilities within the included BIND, the most serious of which can lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2013-3919, CVE-2013-4854, CVE-2014-0591) - There are multiple vulnerabilities within the included LibYAML for the Profile Manager and ServerRuby, the most serious of which can lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2013-4164, CVE-2013-6393) - There are multiple vulnerabilities within the included PostgreSQL, the most serious of which can lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-0060, CVE-2014-0061, CVE-2014-0062, CVE-2014-0063, CVE-2014-0064, CVE-2014-0065, CVE-2014-0066) - An error exists related to the way SSL 3.0 handles padding bytes when decrypting messages encrypted using block ciphers in cipher block chaining (CBC) mode. A man-in-the-middle attacker can decrypt a selected byte of a cipher text in as few as 256 tries if they are able to force a victim application to repeatedly send the same data over newly created SSL 3.0 connections. This is also known as the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id78601
    published2014-10-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/78601
    titleMac OS X : OS X Server < 4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(78601);
  script_version("1.16");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/25");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2013-3919",
    "CVE-2013-4164",
    "CVE-2013-4854",
    "CVE-2013-6393",
    "CVE-2014-0060",
    "CVE-2014-0061",
    "CVE-2014-0062",
    "CVE-2014-0063",
    "CVE-2014-0064",
    "CVE-2014-0065",
    "CVE-2014-0066",
    "CVE-2014-0591",
    "CVE-2014-3566",
    "CVE-2014-4406",
    "CVE-2014-4424",
    "CVE-2014-4446",
    "CVE-2014-4447"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    60338,
    61479,
    63873,
    64801,
    65258,
    65719,
    65723,
    65724,
    65725,
    65727,
    65728,
    65731,
    69918,
    69935,
    70574
  );
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"577193");
  script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2014-10-16-3");

  script_name(english:"Mac OS X : OS X Server < 4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the OS X Server version.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a security update for OS X Server.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Mac OS X host has a version of OS X Server installed that
is prior to version 4.0.  It is, therefore, affected by the following
vulnerabilities :

  - There are multiple vulnerabilities within the included
    BIND, the most serious of which can lead to a denial of
    service. (CVE-2013-3919, CVE-2013-4854, CVE-2014-0591)

  - There are multiple vulnerabilities within the included
    LibYAML for the Profile Manager and ServerRuby, the most
    serious of which can lead to arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2013-4164, CVE-2013-6393)

  - There are multiple vulnerabilities within the included
    PostgreSQL, the most serious of which can lead to
    arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-0060, CVE-2014-0061,
    CVE-2014-0062, CVE-2014-0063, CVE-2014-0064,
    CVE-2014-0065, CVE-2014-0066)

  - An error exists related to the way SSL 3.0 handles
    padding bytes when decrypting messages encrypted using
    block ciphers in cipher block chaining (CBC) mode. A
    man-in-the-middle attacker can decrypt a selected byte
    of a cipher text in as few as 256 tries if they are able
    to force a victim application to repeatedly send the
    same data over newly created SSL 3.0 connections. This
    is also known as the 'POODLE' issue. (CVE-2014-3566)

  - A cross-site scripting flaw exists in the Xcode Server
    due to not properly validating input before returning it
    to the user. This can allow a remote attacker, using a
    specially crafted request, to execute code within the
    browser / server trust relationship. (CVE-2014-4406)

  - A SQL injection flaw exists in the Wiki Server due to
    not properly sanitizing user input before using it in
    SQL queries. This can allow a remote attacker, using a
    specially crafted request, to inject or manipulate SQL
    queries, thus allowing the manipulation or disclosure
    of arbitrary data. (CVE-2014-4424)

  - A restriction bypass flaw exists in the Mail Server due
    to SCAL changes being cached and not enforced until the
    service had restarted. This can allow an authenticated
    remote attacker to bypass those restrictions.
    (CVE-2014-4446)

  - A password disclosure flaw exists in the Profile Manager
    due to passwords being potentially saved to a file when
    editing or setting up a profile. This can allow a local
    attacker to gain access to password information.
    (CVE-2014-4447)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533722/30/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/10/14/poodle.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.openssl.org/~bodo/ssl-poodle.pdf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-00");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mac OS X Server version 4.0 or later.

Note that OS X Server 4.0 is available only for OS X 10.10 or later.");
  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:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-4424");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", 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:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/10/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/10/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/10/21");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_server_services.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "MacOSX/Server/Version");

  exit(0);
}

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

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit("MacOSX/Server/Version");

fixed_version = "4.0";
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
  set_kb_item(name:'www/0/SQLInjection', value:TRUE);
  set_kb_item(name:'www/0/XSS', value:TRUE);

  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    report =
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version + 
      '\n';
    security_hole(port:0, extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "OS X Server", version);

References