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Sendmail WIZ Command Enabled

🗓️ 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2004 Michel ArboiType 
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Sendmail WIZ Command Enabled. Remote users can execute root commands without login

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2004 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

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.16024");
  script_version("2024-01-10T05:05:17+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-01-10 05:05:17 +0000 (Wed, 10 Jan 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2897");
  script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0145");
  script_xref(name:"OSVDB", value:"1877");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Sendmail WIZ Command Enabled");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2004 Michel Arboi");
  script_family("SMTP problems");
  script_dependencies("gb_sendmail_smtp_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("sendmail/smtp/detected");
  script_require_ports("Services/smtp", 25, 465, 587);

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote Sendmail service accepts the WIZ command.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"WIZ allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands as root
  without the need to log in.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Reconfigure or upgrade your MTA.");

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

  exit(0);
}

include("smtp_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

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

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

soc = open_sock_tcp(port);
if(!soc)
  exit(0);

res = smtp_recv_banner(socket:soc);
if(!res || "endmail" >!< res) {
  smtp_close(socket:soc, check_data:res);
  exit(0);
}

# nb: We could also test the "KILL" function, which is related to WIZ if I understood correctly
req = string("WIZ\r\n");
send(socket:soc, data:req);
res = smtp_recv_line(socket:soc, code:"2[0-9]{2}");
smtp_close(socket:soc, check_data:res);

if(ereg(string:res, pattern:"^2[0-9]{2}[- ].+")) {
  report = 'The remote SMTP service accepts the WIZ command. Answer:\n\n' + res;
  security_message(port:port, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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03 Nov 2005 00:00Current
9.6High risk
Vulners AI Score9.6
CVSS27.2
EPSS0.0054
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