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Big Brother bb-hostsvc.sh 'HOSTSVC' Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10460

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 host is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability in the 'HOSTSVC' parameter of the 'bb-hostsvc.sh' CGI. A remote attacker can exploit this to read sensitive information from the system.

Solution

Upgrade to Big Brother 1.4h or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Jul/167

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10460

File Name: bb-hostsvc.nasl

Version: 1.34

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/12/2000

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0638

BID: 1455