IIS 5.0 Sample App reveals physical path of web root. Attackers can use this info for focused attack
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2000 Matt Moore
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10573");
script_version("2024-06-13T05:05:46+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-06-13 05:05:46 +0000 (Thu, 13 Jun 2024)");
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("IIS 5.0 Sample App reveals physical path of web root");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2000 Matt Moore");
script_family("Web Servers");
script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "httpver.nasl", "webmirror.nasl",
"DDI_Directory_Scanner.nasl", "global_settings.nasl",
"gb_microsoft_iis_http_detect.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Always remove sample applications from productions servers.
In this case, remove the entire /iissamples folder.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"A sample application shipped with IIS 5.0 discloses
the physical path of the web root. An attacker can use this information
to make more focused attacks.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"Mitigation");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
include("list_array_func.inc");
port = http_get_port(default:80);
if ( ! http_can_host_asp(port:port) )
exit(0);
cgi = "/iissamples/sdk/asp/interaction/ServerVariables_Jscript.asp";
res = http_is_cgi_installed_ka(item:cgi, port:port);
if(res) {
report = http_report_vuln_url(port:port, url:cgi);
security_message(port:port, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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