Hosting Controller addsubsite.asp Security Bypass

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18363

Synopsis

The remote web server contains an ASP script that is susceptible to unauthorized access.

Description

The version of Hosting Controller installed on the remote host does not properly validate access to administrative scripts. An attacker can exploit this flaw to register accounts simply by passing arguments to the 'addsubsite.asp' script.

Solution

Apply hotfix 2.0 or later to version 6.1.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a29766d9

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18363

File Name: hosting_controller_acct_creation.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/24/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/ASP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning, global_settings/supplied_logins_only

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1654

BID: 13531