PALS Library System "show files" Vulnerability and remote command execution

Name: PALS Library System "show files" Vulnerability and remote command executiom. Date: 02.02.2001 About: This script is derived from an idea originated at St.Olaf College to provide a www interface to the PALS Library System. This idea was then worked on at Georgia State University. This versio...

PALS Library System WebPALS pals-cgi Multiple Vulnerabilities

The 'pals-cgi' CGI is installed. This CGI has a well known security flaw that lets an attacker read arbitrary files with the privileges of the http daemon usually root or nobody. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include'compat.inc';...

PALS Library System WebPALS 1.0 - pals-cgi Traversal Arbitrary File Read

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2372/info A specially crafted URL composed of a known filename, will disclose the requested file residing on a machine running WebPALS. This vulnerability will also allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges...