| Plugin ID | 68 |
| Plugin name | ShopCartCGI arbitrary file reading |
| Plugin filename | ShopCartCGI arbitrary file reading.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2998 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 | 2004/02/21 |
| 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 | Added the needed pattern_exists command to let it work properly. Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.4. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 80 |
| Plugin procedure exploit | open|send /gotopage.cgi?4242+../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *root:* |
| Plugin exploit accuracy | 99 |
| Plugin comment | The HTTP request is copied from the Nessus plugin. |
| Bug affected | ShopCartCGI |
| Bug not affected | The latest version of ShopCartCGI |
| Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
| Bug description | The remote host is running ShopCartCGI - a set of CGIs designed to set up an on-line shopping cart.There is a bug in this software which may allow an attacker to read arbitary files on the remote web server with the privileges of the web user. |
| Bug solution | The web server should be deactivated or de-installed if not necessary. If this is not possible, upgrade to the latest version of this set of CGI or disable this software. |
| Bug fixing time | 15 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9670/exploit/ |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | High |
| Bug popularity | 4 |
| Bug simplicity | 9 |
| Bug impact | 7 |
| Bug risk | 7 |
| Bug Nessus risk | Serious |
| Bug check tools | Nessus is able to check this vulnerability. |
| Source SecurityFocus BID | 9670 |
| Source Nessus ID | 12064 |
| 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 |