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HistoryJun 22, 1999 - 12:00 a.m.

WebGais websendmail CGI Arbitrary Command Execution

1999-06-2200:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 1999-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
www.tenable.com
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0.013 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.8%

The ‘websendmail’ program, part of Webgais, appears to be installed on the remote host. This CGI script has a well-known security flaw that lets an attacker execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the http daemon (usually root or nobody).

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

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

if (description)
{
 script_id(10301);
 script_version("1.38");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");

 script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0196");
 script_bugtraq_id(2077);

 script_name(english:"WebGais websendmail CGI Arbitrary Command Execution");
 script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of /cgi-bin/websendmail");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a CGI script that may suffer from an
arbitrary command execution flaw.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The 'websendmail' program, part of Webgais, appears to be installed on
the remote host. This CGI script has a well-known security flaw that
lets an attacker execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the
http daemon (usually root or nobody).");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1997/Jul/18");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Remove the 'websendmail' program.");
 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_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:"1997/07/04");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"1999/06/22");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 1999-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

 script_dependencie("http_version.nasl", "find_service1.nasl", "no404.nasl");
 script_require_keys("Settings/ParanoidReport");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);

 exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

port = get_http_port(default:80);
res = is_cgi_installed3(item:"websendmail", port:port);
if(res)security_hole(port);

0.013 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.8%

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