'guestbook.cgi' has a security flaw allowing arbitrary command execution
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-1999-0237 | 29 Sep 199904:00 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-1999-0237 | 1 Sep 199704:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | guestbook.cgi | 3 Nov 200500:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | CVE-1999-0237 | 29 Sep 199904:00 | – | cvelist |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: guestbook.nasl 8023 2017-12-07 08:36:26Z teissa $
# Description: guestbook.cgi
#
# Authors:
# Mathieu Perrin <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (C) 1999 Mathieu Perrin
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
tag_summary = "The 'guestbook.cgi' is installed. This CGI has
a well known security flaw that lets anyone execute arbitrary
commands with the privileges of the http daemon (root or nobody).";
tag_solution = "remove it from /cgi-bin.";
if(description)
{
script_id(10098);
script_version("$Revision: 8023 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-07 09:36:26 +0100 (Thu, 07 Dec 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
script_bugtraq_id(776);
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0237");
name = "guestbook.cgi";
script_name(name);
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Mathieu Perrin");
family = "Web application abuses";
script_family(family);
script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "no404.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
exit(0); # FPs
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
res = is_cgi_installed_ka(item:"guestbook.cgi", port:port);
if(res)
{
security_message(port);
}
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