Plugin ID | 11 |
Plugin name | HTTP CGI directory cgi-bin forbidden |
Plugin filename | HTTP CGI directory cgi-bin forbidden.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2766 bytes |
Plugin family | HTTP |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2003/11/13 |
Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
Plugin updated date | 2004/11/13 |
Plugin version | 2.0 |
Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3. Improved the pattern matching and added the changelog in 2.0 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 80 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|send GET /cgi-bin HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# 403 * |
Plugin detection accuracy | 99 |
Plugin comment | This is not exactly the same test as like Nessus 10039 is. We don't check for browsability - We check for existence/forbidden. |
Bug affected | Web servers with a default cgi-bin directory. |
Bug not affected | Web servers without the default cgi-bin directory. |
Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
Bug description | An attacker can try to reach /cgi-bin as a possible directory for CGI scripts. If he gets an Forbidden error he could determine that this directory exists and is used. This information can be used for further attempts. |
Bug solution | Do not allow users to get the directory listing of the cgi directory. |
Bug fixing time | 30 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Low |
Bug popularity | 8 |
Bug simplicity | 8 |
Bug impact | 4 |
Bug risk | 5 |
Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
Bug check tools | Many CGI and security scanners are able to do the same or a similar check. |
Source Nessus ID | 10039 |
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 |