Miva htmlscript Traversal Arbitrary File Access

high Nessus Plugin ID 10106

Synopsis

The remote host contains a CGI that may allow any file to be accessed.

Description

The 'htmlscript' cgi is installed. This CGI has a well known security flaw that lets anyone read arbitrary files with the privileges of the HTTP daemon (root or nobody).

Solution

Remove the 'htmlscript' script from /cgi-bin.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10106

File Name: htmlscript.nasl

Version: 1.37

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/1998

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0264

BID: 2001

Detections

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