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CVE-2023-33977: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

June 6, 2023 (updated June 7, 2023)

Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system for both manual and automated testing. Kiwi TCMS allows users to upload attachments to test plans, test cases, etc. Earlier versions of Kiwi TCMS had introduced upload validators in order to prevent potentially dangerous files from being uploaded and Content-Security-Policy definition to prevent cross-site-scripting attacks. The upload validation checks were not 100% robust which left the possibility to circumvent them and upload a potentially dangerous file which allows execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the browser. Additionally we’ve discovered that Nginx’s proxy_pass directive will strip some headers negating protections built into Kiwi TCMS when served behind a reverse proxy. This issue has been addressed in version 12.4. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade who are serving Kiwi TCMS behind a reverse proxy should make sure that additional header values are still passed to the client browser. If they aren’t redefining them inside the proxy configuration.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2fqm-m4r2-fh98
  • github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/blob/master/etc/nginx.conf
  • github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/blob/master/etc/nginx.conf
  • github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-2fqm-m4r2-fh98
  • github.com/kiwitcms/kiwi/commit/d789f4b51025de4f8c747c037d02e1b0da80b034
  • huntr.dev/bounties/6aea9a26-e29a-467b-aa5a-f767f0c2ec96/
  • kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/06/06/kiwi-tcms-124/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33977

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 12.3

Fixed versions

  • 12.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 12.4 or above.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/kiwitcms/CVE-2023-33977.yml

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