6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
56.5%
nginx is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.
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CPE = "cpe:/a:nginx:nginx";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117523");
script_version("2022-08-08T10:24:51+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-08-08 10:24:51 +0000 (Mon, 08 Aug 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-07-01 11:23:40 +0000 (Thu, 01 Jul 2021)");
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-2013-0337");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
script_name("nginx <= 1.21.1 Information Disclosure Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web Servers");
script_dependencies("gb_nginx_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("nginx/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"nginx is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The default configuration of nginx uses world-readable
permissions for the access.log and error.log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive
information by reading the files.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"nginx up to the most recent version 1.21.1.");
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_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/376");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe: CPE ) ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if( version_is_less_equal( version: version, test_version: "1.21.1" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "None", install_path: location );
security_message( port: port, data: report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 0 );