Web Wiz Site News / Compulsive Media CNU5 news.mdb Direct Request Database Disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11533

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains an ASP application that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The remote server is running Web Wiz Site News or Compulsive Media CNU5, a set of ASP scripts to manage a news website.

This release comes with a 'news.mdb' database that contains sensitive information, such as the unencrypted news site administrator password and URLs to several news stories. An attacker may use this flaw to gain unauthorized access to the affected application.

Solution

Prevent the download of .mdb files from your website.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2003/Apr/197

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11533

File Name: webwiznews_password_disclosure.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/14/2003

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/ASP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2004

Reference Information

BID: 7341, 11004