Oracle Web Listener 4.0.x 'ows-bin' CGI Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2000 Noam Rathaus
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:oracle:web_listener";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10348");
  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:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2000-0169");
  script_name("Oracle Web Listener 4.0.x 'ows-bin' CGI Vulnerability");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2000 Noam Rathaus");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_oracle_web_listener_http_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("oracle/web_listener/http/detected");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://web.archive.org/web/20041229201355/http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/Oracle_Web_Listener_4_0_x_CGI_vulnerability.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://web.archive.org/web/20210222124000/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1053");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Oracle's Web Listener (a component of the Oracle Application
  Server), is installed and can be used by a remote attacker to run arbitrary commands on the web
  server.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Sends a crafted HTTP GET request and checks the response.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"If 'ows-bin' is the default CGI directory used by the Oracle
  Application Server Manager, then remove the ows-bin virtual directory or point it to a more benign
  directory.

  If 'ows-bin' is not the default then verify that there are no batch files in this directory.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Workaround");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_app");

  exit(0);
}

include("http_func.inc");
include("http_404.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
include("list_array_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
  exit(0);

if(!get_app_location(cpe:CPE, port:port, nofork:TRUE))
  exit(0);

url = "/ows-bin/perlidlc.bat";
res = http_is_cgi_installed_ka(item:url, port:port);
if(!res)
  exit(0);

url = "/ows-bin/perlidlc.bat?&dir";
req = http_get(item:url, port:port);
res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req, bodyonly:FALSE);
if("ows-bin:" >< res) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url(port:port, url:url);
  security_message(port:port, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);