id: CVE-2022-43016 info: name: OpenCATS 0.9.6 - Cross-Site Scripting author: arafatansari severity: medium description: | OpenCATS 0.9.6 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the callback component. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. impact: | Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website. remediation: | To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the latest security patches or upgrade to a newer version of OpenCATS that addresses the XSS vulnerability. reference: - https://github.com/hansmach1ne/opencats_zero-days/blob/main/XSS_in_callback.md - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43016 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-2022-43016 cwe-id: CWE-79 epss-score: 0.00099 epss-percentile: 0.40565 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:opencats:opencats:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: verified: true max-request: 2 vendor: opencats product: opencats shodan-query: title:"OpenCATS" tags: cve2022,cve,xss,opencats,authenticated http: - raw: - | POST /index.php?m=login&a=attemptLogin HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded username={{username}}&password={{password}} - | GET /index.php?m=toolbar&callback=&a=authenticate HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: word part: body words: - 'EVAL=' - 'cats_connected' condition: and - type: word part: header words: - "text/html" - type: status status: - 200 # digest: 4a0a00473045022100898e228829fd82b9dce68c6110fb196137b2977d20a79b0c60f952db3390948b022006c26b29a8d2f9341b606194aa52e32c0a4f9c370efbb5ea1d18a2e11413c13c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950