HTTP 404 enumeration 2.0
 
Plugin ID4
Plugin nameHTTP 404 enumeration
Plugin filenameHTTP 404 enumeration.plugin
Plugin filesize3115 bytes
Plugin familyHTTP
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 date2003/11/10
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 date2004/11/13
Plugin version2.0
Plugin changelogCorrected the severity and added the NetRecon rating in version 1.3. Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.4. Improved the pattern matching and added the changelog in 2.0
Plugin protocoltcp
Plugin port80
Plugin procedure detectionopen|send HEAD /404check.html HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# 404 *
Plugin procedure exploitopen|send GET /404check.html HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# *Apache/#.* Server at * Port #*
Plugin detection accuracy60
Plugin exploit accuracy97
Plugin commentThis plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor.
Bug affectedweb servers
Bug not affectedUsually misconfigured web servers
Bug vulnerability classConfiguration
Bug descriptionThe web server responds with an 404 Not Found error message. An attacker may indicate the existence of web documents. He could gather sensitive data.
Bug solutionA 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. Do not allow the web server to include sensitive data (e.g. web server name and version) into the 404 Not Found report.
Bug fixing time30 minutes
Bug exploit availabilityYes
Bug remoteYes
Bug localYes
Bug severityLow
Bug popularity9
Bug simplicity9
Bug impact6
Bug risk5
Bug Symantec NetRecon rating42
Bug check toolsMany CGI scanners are able to do a similar check.
Source CVECVE-1999-0633
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.whitehatsec.com/presentations/Black_Hat_Europe_2001/Black_Hat_Europe2001_Presentation.ppt

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