This vulnerability affects the Win32 versions of multiple j2ee servlet
containers / application servers. By making a particular request to the
servers in question it is possible to retrieve files located under
the ‘WEB-INF’ directory.
For example:
www.someserver.com/WEB-INF./web.xml
or
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: generic_WEB-INF.nasl 6056 2017-05-02 09:02:50Z teissa $
# Description: WEB-INF folder accessible
#
# Authors:
# Matt Moore <[email protected]>
# Script audit and contributions from Carmichael Security <http://www.carmichaelsecurity.com>
# Erik Anderson <[email protected]>
# Added BugtraqID
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (C) 2002 Matt Moore
#
# 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 = "This vulnerability affects the Win32 versions of multiple j2ee servlet
containers / application servers. By making a particular request to the
servers in question it is possible to retrieve files located under
the 'WEB-INF' directory.
For example:
www.someserver.com/WEB-INF./web.xml
or
www.someserver.com/WEB-INF./classes/MyServlet.class";
tag_solution = "Contact your vendor for the appropriate patch.";
if(description)
{
script_id(11037);
script_version("$Revision: 6056 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-05-02 11:02:50 +0200 (Tue, 02 May 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2002-1855",
"CVE-2002-1856",
"CVE-2002-1857",
"CVE-2002-1858",
"CVE-2002-1859",
"CVE-2002-1860",
"CVE-2002-1861"
);
script_bugtraq_id(5119);
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
name = "WEB-INF folder accessible";
script_name(name);
summary = "Tests for WEB-INF folder access";
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");
script_copyright("This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Matt Moore");
family = "Web application abuses";
script_family(family);
script_dependencies("http_version.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
exit(0);
}
# Check starts here
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
if(get_port_state(port))
{
req = http_get(item:"/WEB-INF./web.xml", port:port);
r = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req);
if ( ! r ) exit(0);
confirmed = string("web-app");
confirmed_too = string("?xml");
if ((confirmed >< r) && (confirmed_too >< r))
security_message(port);
}