'printenv' CGI Information Disclosure Vulnerability
🗓️ 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2000 Hendrik ScholzType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2000 Hendrik Scholz
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10188");
script_version("2026-01-27T05:49:07+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-01-27 05:49:07 +0000 (Tue, 27 Jan 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
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");
script_name("'printenv' CGI Information Disclosure Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2000 Hendrik Scholz");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "no404.nasl", "webmirror.nasl",
"DDI_Directory_Scanner.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The 'printenv' CGI is installed. printenv normally returns all
environment variables.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Sends a crafted HTTP GET request and checks the response.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"This gives an attacker valuable information about the
configuration of your web server.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Remove it from the target host / web server.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Workaround");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_404.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
include("list_array_func.inc");
port = http_get_port( default:80 );
foreach dir( make_list_unique( "/", http_cgi_dirs( port:port ) ) ) {
if( dir == "/" ) dir = "";
url = dir + "/printenv";
if( http_is_cgi_installed_ka( item:url, port:port ) ) {
report = http_report_vuln_url( port:port, url:url );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
}
exit( 99 );
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