Microsoft ASP.NET Application Tracing trace.axd Information Disclosure

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 112352

Synopsis

Microsoft ASP.NET Application Tracing trace.axd Information Disclosure

Description

The ASP.NET web application running in the root directory of the remote web server has application tracing enabled. This allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view the last 50 web requests made to the server, including sensitive information like Session ID values and the physical path to the requested file.

Solution

Set <trace enabled=false> in web.config

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/aspnet/0x5wc973(v=vs.100)

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 112352

Type: remote

Published: 8/28/2018

Updated: 9/7/2021

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Reference Information