Netscape Server ?wp-* Publishing Tags Forced Directory Listing

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10352

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of Netscape Server running on the remote host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by using a crafted URL request with special tags such as '?wp-cs-dump' appended, to display a listing of the page directory, which may contain sensitive files.

Solution

Disable the 'web publishing' feature of the server.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10352

File Name: netscape_wp_tag.nasl

Version: 1.39

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 3/22/2000

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:netscape:enterprise_server

Required KB Items: www/iplanet

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploited by Nessus: true

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0236

BID: 1063

CERT: 32794

Detections

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