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CVSTrac chdir() chroot Jail Escape

🗓️ 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 15 Views

Remote server CVSTrac has a chdir() flaw allowing chroot jail escape and file access outside web root.

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Code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
 script_id(14288);
 script_version("1.14");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");


 script_name(english:"CVSTrac chdir() chroot Jail Escape");
 script_summary(english:"Checks for CVSTrac version");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by a privilege escalation 
vulnerability.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host seems to be running cvstrac, a web-based bug and 
patch-set tracking system for CVS.

This version contains a flaw related to the chdir() function that may 
allow an attacker to escape the chroot jail.  An attacker, exploiting
this flaw, would be able to access files outside of the web root.

***** Nessus has determined the vulnerability exists on the target
***** simply by looking at the version number(s) of CVSTrac
***** installed there.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.cvstrac.org/cvstrac/tktview?tn=111");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.cvstrac.org/cvstrac/chngview?cn=186");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to version 1.1.4 or later as this reportedly fixes the issue.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/08/17");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2002/08/27");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();
 
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

 script_dependencie("cvstrac_detect.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("global_settings.inc");
include("http_func.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded:TRUE);
kb = get_kb_item("www/" + port + "/cvstrac" );
if ( ! kb ) exit(0);
stuff = eregmatch(pattern:"(.*) under (.*)", string:kb );
version = stuff[1]; 
if(ereg(pattern:"^(0\.|1\.(0|1\.[0-3]([^0-9]|$)))", string:version))
	security_warning(port);

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