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Big Brother bb-hist.sh History Module Directory Traversal

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10025

Synopsis

A web application running on the remote host is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability.

Description

The version of Big Brother running on the remote is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability in the 'HISTFILE' parameter of the 'bb-hist.sh' CGI. A remote attacker can exploit this to read sensitive information from the system.

Solution

Upgrade to Big Brother 1.09d or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1999/Apr/251

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10025

File Name: bb-hist.nasl

Version: 1.47

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/1999

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-1462

BID: 142