Plugin ID | 343 |
Plugin name | Apache web server 2.2.3 detection |
Plugin filename | Apache web server 2.2.3 detection.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2634 bytes |
Plugin family | HTTP |
Plugin created name | Po Naing Lin |
Plugin created email | ponainglin at gmail dot com |
Plugin created web | http://www.popularmyanmar.com |
Plugin created company | popularmyanmar.com |
Plugin created date | 2007/07/24 |
Plugin updated name | Po Naing Lin |
Plugin updated email | ponainglin at gmail dot com |
Plugin updated web | http://www.poplarmyanmar.com |
Plugin updated company | poplarmyanmar.com |
Plugin updated date | 2007/07/24 |
Plugin version | 2.3 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 80 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|send HEAD / HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/1.[0-1] ### *Server: Apache/2.2.3* |
Plugin comment | This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor. |
Bug affected | Apache web servers 2.2.3 |
Bug not affected | All other web server implementations |
Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
Bug description | An attacker who is able to get a direct connection to the port can identify the banner of this web server as Apache. By this knowledge further enumerations and attacks are possible. |
Bug solution | A service if not needed should be de-installed or disabled. If this is not possible, an access control list (ACL) with firewalling should be applied to this port. And if possible change the welcome banner to confuse an attacker and give him false information. |
Bug fixing time | 1 hour |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Low |
Bug popularity | 9 |
Bug simplicity | 8 |
Bug impact | 5 |
Bug risk | 4 |
Bug Symantec NetRecon rating | 39 |
Bug check tools | Most CGI scanners (e.g. N-Stealth, Whisker, Nikto) and security scanners (e.g. Nessus) are able to detect the used web server. |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.popularmyanmar.com |