YAWS < 1.56 Script File Source Code Disclosure

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3019

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is running YAWS, a web server. This version of YAWS is vulnerable to a NULL byte script file source code disclosure bug. An attacker appending a '%00' to the end of a request can download source code.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.56 or higher.

See Also

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111927717726371&w=2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3019

Family: Web Servers

Published: 6/17/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 18522

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:yaws:webserver

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2008

BID: 13981