Amazon Linux AMI : mod_perl / mod24_perl (ALAS-2018-1085)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 117922

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

mod_perl allows attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code by placing it in a user-owned .htaccess file, because (contrary to the documentation) there is no configuration option that permits Perl code for the administrator's control of HTTP request processing without also permitting unprivileged users to run Perl code in the context of the user account that runs Apache HTTP Server processes.(CVE-2011-2767)

Solution

Run 'yum update mod_perl' to update your system if you are running httpd (2.2).

Run 'yum update mod24_perl' to update your system if you are running httpd24 (2.4).

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2018-1085.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 117922

File Name: ala_ALAS-2018-1085.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/5/2018

Updated: 2/10/2022

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2767

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod24_perl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod24_perl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod24_perl-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_perl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_perl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_perl-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/3/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2767

ALAS: 2018-1085