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e_Board index2.cgi message Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16044

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is running e_Board, a web-based bulletin board system written in Perl.

The version of e_Board running on the remote web server has a directory traversal vulnerability in the 'message' parameter of 'index2.cgi'. A remote attacker could exploit this to read sensitive information from the system.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of e_Board or disable this software

See Also

https://packetstormsecurity.com/0412-exploits/eboard40.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16044

File Name: e_boards_directory_traversal.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 12/23/2004

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

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

Reference Information

BID: 12048