| Plugin ID | 171 |
| Plugin name | WebMatic prior 1.9 unknown vulnerability |
| Plugin filename | WebMatic prior 1.9 unknown vulnerability.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 3185 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 | 2004/09/08 |
| 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 1.1. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0 |
| Plugin protocol | tcp |
| Plugin port | 80 |
| Plugin procedure detection | open|send GET /launch.jsp?NFuse_Application=>foo</script> HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *http://www.webmatic.tk*Powered by: Webmatic 0.* OR HTTP/#.# ### *http://www.webmatic.tk*Powered by: Webmatic 1.[0-9]* |
| Plugin detection accuracy | 95 |
| Plugin comment | Check is inspired by the Nessus plugin. |
| Bug published web | http://www.webmatic.tk |
| Bug published company | WebMatic |
| Bug affected | WebMatic prior 1.9 |
| Bug not affected | WebMatic newer than 1.9 |
| Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
| Bug description | The remote host is running WebMatic prior 1.9. There is an unknown bug in the solution. An attacker may gain elevated privileges. |
| Bug solution | You should upgrade to WebMatic 1.9 or newer. See http://www.webmatic.tk for more details. Change the default directory of the affected suite to make it harder to run pre-defined and automated attacks against the vulnerability. Also limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling if possible. |
| Bug fixing time | Approx. 40 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | No |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11045/exploit/ |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | Medium |
| Bug popularity | 3 |
| Bug simplicity | 1 |
| Bug impact | 5 |
| Bug risk | 3 |
| Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
| Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
| Source SecurityFocus BID | 11045 |
| Source Nessus ID | 14382 |
| 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 |