Sitecore CMS < 5.3.2 rev. 090212 Web Service Security Database Information Disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36018

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is running a version of Sitecore CMS which is reportedly affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this in order to gain unauthorized access to security databases.

Solution

Upgrade to Sitecore 5.3.2 (rev. 090212) or newer.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5b86f32e

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36018

File Name: sitecore_info_disclosure.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/26/2009

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

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

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1055

BID: 34162