WebAPP 0.9.9 index.cgi Directory Traversal 2.0
 
Plugin ID179
Plugin nameWebAPP 0.9.9 index.cgi Directory Traversal
Plugin filenameWebAPP 0.9.9 index.cgi Directory Traversal.plugin
Plugin filesize3354 bytes
Plugin familyCGI
Plugin created nameMarc Ruef
Plugin created emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin created webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin created companycomputec.ch
Plugin created date2004/09/08
Plugin updated nameMarc Ruef
Plugin updated emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin updated webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin updated companycomputec.ch
Plugin updated date2004/11/14
Plugin version2.0
Plugin changelogCorrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0
Plugin protocoltcp
Plugin port80
Plugin procedure exploitopen|send GET /index.cgi?action=topics&viewcat=../../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *root:*
Plugin exploit accuracy99
Plugin commentCheck is inspired by the Nessus plugin.
Bug published nameJérôme Athias
Bug published emailjerome dot athias at caramail dot com
Bug published date2004/08/30
Bug advisoryhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/372731
Bug affectedWebAPP 0.9.9
Bug not affectedWebAPP newer than 0.9.9 or other solutions
Bug vulnerability classDirectory Traversal
Bug descriptionThe remote host is running WebAPP, an open-source web portal application written in perl. There is a bug in index.cgi of version 0.9.9 which makes it vulnerable to directory traversal attacks. An attacker may use this bug to fetch files from the target system.
Bug solutionYou should install or upgrade the software to the latest version. See http://www.web-app.org for more details. Also limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling if possible.
Bug fixing timeApprox. 1 hour
Bug exploit availabilityYes
Bug exploit urlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11028/exploit/
Bug remoteYes
Bug localYes
Bug severityHigh
Bug popularity6
Bug simplicity7
Bug impact8
Bug risk7
Bug Nessus riskMedium
Bug check toolsNessus is able to do the same check. The possibilities of exploiting this kind of vulnerabilities is well-known and well documented.
Source SecurityFocus BID11028
Source Nessus ID14365
Source LiteratureHacking 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.computec.ch

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