readmsg.php detection

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2002 Michel Arboi
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11073");
  script_version("2025-04-11T05:40:28+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-11 05:40:28 +0000 (Fri, 11 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2001-1408");
  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("readmsg.php detection");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2002 Michel Arboi");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("find_service.nasl", "httpver.nasl", "webmirror.nasl", "DDI_Directory_Scanner.nasl", "gb_php_http_detect.nasl", "global_settings.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 444);
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Get a newer software from Cobalt.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"/base/webmail/readmsg.php was detected.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Some versions of this CGI allow remote users
  to read local files with the permission of the web server.

  Note that if the user has a shell access, this kind of attack is
  not interesting.");

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

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195165");

  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:444);

if(!http_can_host_php(port:port))
  exit(0);

# The attack is:
# http://YOURCOBALTBOX:444/base/webmail/readmsg.php?mailbox=../../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&id=1
url = "/base/webmail/readmsg.php";
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);