KW Whois CGI whois Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 10541

Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a CGI script that allows execution of arbitrary commands.

Description

The version of the KW whois CGI script installed on the remote web server fails to filter input to the 'whois' parameter of shell metacharacters. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the http daemon.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Oct/426

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10541

File Name: kw_whois.nasl

Version: 1.29

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/29/2002

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0941

BID: 1883