Eserv GET Request Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10063

Synopsis

The web server running on the remote host has a directory traversal vulnerability.

Description

The version of Eserv running on the remote host is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack. It is possible to read arbitrary files on the server by prepending ../../ or ..\..\ in front of the file name. A remote attacker could exploit this to read arbitrary files on the server, which could be used to mount further attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to Eserv 2.99 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10063

File Name: eserv.nasl

Version: 1.37

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 11/5/1999

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/1999

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-1509

BID: 773

Detections

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