Alibaba tst.bat Arbitrary Command Execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10014

Synopsis

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

Description

The 'tst.bat' CGI script is installed on this machine. This CGI has a well known security flaw that would allow an attacker to read arbitrary files on the remote system.

Solution

Remove the 'tst.bat' script from your web server's CGI directory (typically cgi-bin/).

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10014

File Name: alibaba_tst.nasl

Version: 1.39

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/4/1999

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/1999

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0885

BID: 770