According to the self-reported version in the Server response header, the installed version of nginx is greater than 0.8.41 but prior to 1.4.4 / 1.5.7. It is, therefore, affected by a security bypass vulnerability in ‘ngx_http_parse.c’ when a file with a space at the end of the URI is requested.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(71117);
script_version("1.13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2013-4547");
script_bugtraq_id(63814);
script_name(english:"nginx < 1.4.4 / 1.5.7 ngx_parse_http Security Bypass");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by a security bypass
vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to the self-reported version in the Server response header,
the installed version of nginx is greater than 0.8.41 but prior to 1.4.4
/ 1.5.7. It is, therefore, affected by a security bypass vulnerability
in 'ngx_http_parse.c' when a file with a space at the end of the URI is
requested.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx-announce/2013/000125.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES-1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Either apply the patch manually or upgrade to nginx 1.4.4 / 1.5.7 or
later.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2013-4547");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/11/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/11/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/11/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:nginx:nginx");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Web Servers");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("nginx_detect.nasl", "nginx_nix_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/nginx");
exit(0);
}
include('http.inc');
include('vcf.inc');
appname = 'nginx';
get_install_count(app_name:appname, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
app_info = vcf::combined_get_app_info(app:appname);
vcf::check_all_backporting(app_info:app_info);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:3);
# If the detection is only remote, Detection Method won't be set, and we should require paranoia
if (empty_or_null(app_info['Detection Method']) && report_paranoia < 2)
audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
constraints = [
{'fixed_version' : '1.4.4', 'min_version' : '0.8.41'},
{'fixed_version' : '1.5.6', 'min_version' : '1.5.0'}];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);