Cobalt RaQ4 Administrative Interface overflow.cgi Command Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 11190

Synopsis

The web application running on the remote host has a command execution vulnerability.

Description

/cgi-bin/.cobalt/overflow/overflow.cgi was detected. Some versions of this CGI allow remote users to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.

*** Nessus just checked the presence of this file *** but did not try to exploit the flaw, so this might *** be a false positive.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of this software.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 11190

File Name: cobalt_overflow_cgi.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 12/12/2002

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:sun:cobalt_raq_4

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1361

CERT-CC: CA-2002-35