| Plugin ID | 103 |
| Plugin name | HotOpenTickets privilege escalation |
| Plugin filename | HotOpenTickets privilege escalation.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2860 bytes |
| Plugin family | CGI |
| 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 | 2004/03/23 |
| 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 | 2004/11/14 |
| Plugin version | 2.0 |
| Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.2. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 80 |
| Plugin procedure detection | open|send GET /login.php HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *hot_* |
| Plugin detection accuracy | 87 |
| Plugin comment | This plugin was written with the ATK Attack Editor. |
| Bug affected | HotOpenTickets before 02272004_ver2c |
| Bug not affected | HotOpenTickets after 02272004_ver2c |
| Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
| Bug description | The remote host is running HotOpenTickers, a web-based ticketing system. A vulnerability has been disclosed in all versions of this software, up to version 02272004_ver2c (not included) which may allow an attacker escalate privileges on this server. |
| Bug solution | Upgrade to Hot Open Tickets 02272004_ver2c and limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling. |
| Bug fixing time | 1 hour |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9790/exploit/ |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | Medium |
| Bug popularity | 6 |
| Bug simplicity | 6 |
| Bug impact | 8 |
| Bug risk | 6 |
| Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
| Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
| Source SecurityFocus BID | 9790 |
| Source Nessus ID | 12089 |
| 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 |