It is possible to obtain the remote WebActive logfile by requesting the file /active.log
An attacker may use this to obtain valuable information about your site, such as who visits it and how popular it is.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include( 'compat.inc' );
if(description)
{
script_id(10470);
script_version("1.23");
script_cve_id("CVE-2000-0642");
script_bugtraq_id(1497);
script_name(english:"WebActive HTTP Server active.log Remote Information Disclosure");
script_summary(english:"Requests /active.log");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:'synopsis',
value:'The remote service is vulnerable to information disclosure.'
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:'description',
value:"It is possible to obtain the remote WebActive logfile by
requesting the file /active.log
An attacker may use this to obtain valuable information about
your site, such as who visits it and how popular it is."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:'solution',
value: "Use another web server, as WebActive is not maintained.
If you are using WindowsNT, then remove read access to this
file."
);
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:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2000/07/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2000/07/11");
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) 2000-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_dependencie("http_version.nasl");
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);
w = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:"/active.log", port:port);
if (isnull(w)) exit(0);
r = strcat(w[0], w[1], '\r\n', w[2]);
if("WEBactive Http Server" >< r)
{
security_warning(port);
}