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Multiple Vendor info2www CGI Arbitrary Command Execution

critical Nessus Plugin ID 10127

Synopsis

The remote web server is running a CGI that is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability.

Description

The 'info2www' CGI is installed. This CGI has a well known security flaw that lets an attacker execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the http daemon (usually root or nobody).

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1998/Mar/15

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 10127

File Name: info2www.nasl

Version: 1.35

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/1998

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0266

BID: 1995