<plugin_id>262</plugin_id>
<plugin_name>Silent-Storm Portal multiple input validation vulnerabilities</plugin_name>
<plugin_family>CGI</plugin_family>
<plugin_created_date>2004/10/05</plugin_created_date>
<plugin_created_name>Marc Ruef</plugin_created_name>
<plugin_created_email>marc dot ruef at computec dot ch</plugin_created_email>
<plugin_created_web>http://www.computec.ch</plugin_created_web>
<plugin_created_company>computec.ch</plugin_created_company>
<plugin_updated_name>Marc Ruef</plugin_updated_name>
<plugin_updated_email>marc dot ruef at computec dot ch</plugin_updated_email>
<plugin_updated_web>http://www.computec.ch</plugin_updated_web>
<plugin_updated_company>computec.ch</plugin_updated_company>
<plugin_updated_date>2004/11/14</plugin_updated_date>
<plugin_version>2.0</plugin_version>
<plugin_changelog>Check is inspired by the Nessus plugin (see Nessus ID listed in the sources). Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0</plugin_changelog>
<plugin_protocol>tcp</plugin_protocol>
<plugin_port>80</plugin_port>
<plugin_procedure_exploit>open|send GET /index.php?module=<script>atk</script> HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *<script>atk</script>*</plugin_procedure_exploit>
<plugin_exploit_accuracy>99</plugin_exploit_accuracy>
<plugin_comment>This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor.</plugin_comment>
<bug_affected>Silent-Storm Portal</bug_affected>
<bug_not_affected>Other solutions</bug_not_affected>
<bug_vulnerability_class>Cross Site Scripting</bug_vulnerability_class>
<bug_description>The remote host is running a vulnerable version of the Silent-Storm Portal. There are several input validation flaws available. There is a cross site scripting vulnerability affecting the file index.php and an attacker may corrupt the user database by creating a malformed username.</bug_description>
<bug_solution>Upgrade the software to the latest version. The server and CGI suite should be deactivated or de-installed if not necessary. To make it harder to find the server the daemon could be configured to listen at another port (e.g. 8081). Try to prevent unwanted connection attempts by filtering traffic with firewalling. Alternation of the application banner can confuse an attacker and let him determine the wrong software.</bug_solution>
<bug_fixing_time>Approx. 2 hours</bug_fixing_time>
<bug_exploit_availability>Yes</bug_exploit_availability>
<bug_exploit_url>http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11284/exploit/</bug_exploit_url>
<bug_remote>Yes</bug_remote>
<bug_local>Yes</bug_local>
<bug_severity>Medium</bug_severity>
<bug_popularity>4</bug_popularity>
<bug_simplicity>8</bug_simplicity>
<bug_impact>8</bug_impact>
<bug_risk>6</bug_risk>
<bug_nessus_risk>Medium</bug_nessus_risk>
<bug_check_tool>Nessus is able to do the same check.</bug_check_tool>
<source_securityfocus_bid>11284</source_securityfocus_bid>
<source_nessus_id>15403</source_nessus_id>
<source_literature>Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427</source_literature>
<source_misc>http://www.computec.ch</source_misc>