pMachine <= 2.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11766

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Synopsis

A remote CGI is vulnerable to several flaws.

Description

The remote host is running a version of pMachine that is affected by two flaws :

- It is vulnerable to multiple path disclosure problems that could allow an attacker to gain more knowledge about this host.

- It is vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting attack that could allow an attacker to steal the cookies of the legitimate users of this service.

Solution

None at this time. Disable this CGI suite.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11766

File Name: pmachine_xss_and_path_disclosure.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/19/2003

Updated: 1/19/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Reference Information

BID: 7980, 7981

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990