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web.config File Information Disclosure

🗓️ 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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The remote web server hosts an application affected by an information disclosure vulnerability due to the exposure of the web.config file. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive configuration information

Code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(121479);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/04/27");

  script_name(english:"web.config File Information Disclosure");
  script_summary(english:"Attempts to retrieve web.config.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server hosts an application that is affected by an
information disclosure vulnerability." );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the remote web
server due to the disclosure of the web.config file. An
unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a simple GET
request, to disclose potentially sensitive configuration information.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Ensure proper restrictions are in place, or remove the web.config
file if the file is not required.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"manual");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_rationale", value:"information disclosure");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/01/30");

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

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_dependencies("http_version.nasl");
  exit(0);
}

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

port = get_http_port(default:80);

info = '';
res = http_send_recv3(port:port, method: "GET", item:'/web.config', exit_on_fail:TRUE);

if (!isnull(res) &&
  '<configuration>' >< res[2] &&
  '<system.webServer>' >< res[2]
)
{
  last_request = http_last_sent_request();
  security_report_v4(
    port: port,
    severity: SECURITY_WARNING,
    generic: TRUE,
    line_limit: 5,
    request: make_list(last_request),
    output: chomp(res[2])
  );
}
else
  audit(AUDIT_WEB_SERVER_NOT_AFFECTED, port);

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