Host Header Injection- Type Setter CMS 5.1 - CVE-2018-6889
Hi Readers,
Title of the Vulnerability: Host Header Injection.
Exploit code:
Recently while performing some open source security
assessment, I came across an CMS “ Typesetter” CMS. Curious to explore its
functionalities, I set up a local copy and started playing around to find
security vulnerabilities’.
Title of the Vulnerability: Host Header Injection.
Vulnerability Class: Injection
Technical Details & Description: The application is
configured to allow insecure host headers to be injected in request headers.
CVE ID allocated: CVE-2018-6889
Product & Service Introduction: TypeSetter 5.1
Steps to Re-Produce –
1. Visit the
application
2. Tamper the
request and change the host to any arbitrary header like google.com
3. The same is
added in request and complete page re-direction takes place.
Exploitation Technique: A attacker can perform application
modification to perform advanced attacks as as password reset/ cache poisoning
etc.
Severity Level: High
Security Risk:
The presence of such a risk can lead to user cache poisoning
and user re-direction
Exploit code:
GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: google.com
Affected Product Version: 5.1
Solution - Fix & Patch: The application code should be
configured with to allow a whitelist of allowed hosts in source code.
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