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Master Index search.cgi Traversal Arbitrary File/Directory Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10562

Synopsis

A web application on the remote host has a directory traversal vulnerability.

Description

The version of Master Index running on the remote web server has a directory traversal vulnerability. Input to the 'catigory' parameter of search.cgi is not properly sanitized. A remote attacker could exploit this to read arbitrary files from the system.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of this software.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2000/Oct/142

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10562

File Name: master_index_search.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/28/2000

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0924

BID: 1772