WebAPP < 0.9.9.2 index.cgi Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2146

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows attackers to retrieve sensitive files or data.

Description

The remote host is running WebAPP, an open-source web portal application written in perl. There is a flaw in the remote version of this software that may allow an attacker to read arbitrary files on the remote host with the privileges of the web server process (httpd or root).

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.9.2 or higher.

See Also

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109336268002879&w=2

http://cornerstone.web-app.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=downloads&cat=updates

http://secunia.com/advisories/12373

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2146

Family: CGI

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 14365

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:web-app.org:webapp

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1742

BID: 11028