Plugin ID | 315 |
Plugin name | Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 non existent file .ida path disclosure |
Plugin filename | Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 non existent file .ida path disclosure.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2975 bytes |
Plugin family | HTTP |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc.ruef at computec.ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2005/01/05 |
Plugin version | 1.0 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 80 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|send HEAD / HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *Server: Microsoft-IIS/4.0* |
Plugin procedure exploit | open|send GET /anything.ida HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists *[a-z]\:\\*anything* |
Plugin detection accuracy | 80 |
Plugin exploit accuracy | 90 |
Plugin comment | The NASL script is Copyright (C) 2000 Filipe Custodio |
Bug produced name | Microsoft |
Bug produced email | info at microsoft dot com |
Bug produced web | http://www.microsoft.com |
Bug affected | Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 |
Bug not affected | Other versions of the Microsoft Internet Information Server or other web servers |
Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
Bug description | IIS 4.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain the real pathname of the document root by requesting non-existent files with .ida or .idq extensions. An attacker may use this flaw to gain more information about the remote host, and hence make more focused attacks. |
Bug solution | Select 'Preferences ->Home directory ->Application', and check the checkbox 'Check if file exists' for the ISAPI mappings of your server. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 15 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1065/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Low |
Bug popularity | 8 |
Bug simplicity | 7 |
Bug impact | 4 |
Bug risk | 6 |
Bug Nessus risk | Low |
Bug check tools | Nessus can check this flaw with the plugin 10492 (IIS IDA/IDQ Path Disclosure). |
Source CVE | CAN-2000-0071 |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 1065 |
Source Nessus ID | 10492 |
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.computec.ch |