MiniVend view_page.html Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 10473

Synopsis

A web application on the remote host has an arbitrary command execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of MiniVend running on the remote host has an arbitrary command execution vulnerability. Input to the 'mv_arg' parameter of view_page.html is not properly sanitized. A remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of this software.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Jul/150

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10473

File Name: minivend_view_page.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/16/2000

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0635

BID: 1449