Turbo Seek tseekdir.cgi location Parameter Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14719

Synopsis

A web application on the remote host has an arbitrary file read vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running Turbo Seek, a search engine and directory tool.

The version of this software running on the remote host has a vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the remote system.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.7.2 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2006/May/158

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2006/May/184

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14719

File Name: turboseek_read_file.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/14/2004

Updated: 1/19/2021

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/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2004

Reference Information

BID: 11163