ModSecurity 3.0.0 IMG Element onerror cross site scripting ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ModSecurity 3.0.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component IMG Element Handler. The manipulation of the argument onerror with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

ModSecurity 3.0.0 has XSS via an onerror attribute of an IMG element.

The bug was discovered 07/03/2018. The weakness was published 07/03/2018 as EDB-ID 44970 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-13065 since 07/02/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007. It is unclear if this vulnerability really exists, because CRS3 is able to detect the attacks with rule 941100 (XSS Attack Detected via libinjection) and a Paranoia Level set to 1.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (44970). Similar entries are available at VDB-125829, VDB-126533, VDB-130344 and VDB-133426.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Advisory: EDB-ID 44970
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-13065 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130913
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Created: 07/04/2018 10:41 AM
Updated: 08/05/2024 01:11 PM
Changes: 07/04/2018 10:41 AM (68), 02/25/2020 10:14 AM (1), 08/05/2024 01:11 PM (28)
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Discussion

 theMiddle (+1)
6 years ago
The author of the CVE has not included information about the ruleset that he used during his test and if he used the CRS3, both payloads are detected by the rule 941100 (XSS Attack Detected via libinjection) with a Paranoia Level set to 1. Please read more at https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/issues/1829

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