vpasswd.cgi installed; allows command execution. Remove from /cgi-bin
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: vpasswd_cgi.nasl 8023 2017-12-07 08:36:26Z teissa $
# Description: vpasswd.cgi
#
# Authors:
# Michel Arboi
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (C) 2002 Michel Arboi
#
# 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 'vpasswd.cgi' CGI is installed. Some versions
do not properly check for special characters and allow
a cracker to execute any command on your system.
*** Warning : OpenVAS solely relied on the presence of this CGI, it did not
*** determine if you specific version is vulnerable to that problem";
tag_solution = "remove it from /cgi-bin.";
# References
# Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 10:41:48 -0700 (PDT)
# From:"Jeremy C. Reed" <[email protected]>
# To:[email protected]
# Subject: Re: vpopmail CGIapps vpasswd vulnerabilities
# In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
# Message-ID: <[email protected]>
if(description)
{
script_id(11165);
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(6038);
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
name = "vpasswd.cgi";
script_name(name);
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Michel Arboi");
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
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
port = get_http_port(default:80);
res = is_cgi_installed_ka(item:"vpasswd.cgi", port:port);
if(res)security_message(port);
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