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Informix webdriver CGI Unauthenticated Database Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10592

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a CGI script that may fail to restrict access to an installed database.

Description

The remote host may be running Informix Webdriver, a web-to-database interface. If not configured properly, this CGI script may give an unauthenticated attacker the ability to modify and even delete databases on the remote host.

Nessus relied solely on the presence of this CGI; it did not try to determine if the installed version is vulnerable to that problem.

Solution

Consult the product documentation to properly configure the script.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/8

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Jan/49

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10592

File Name: webdriver.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/8/2001

Updated: 1/19/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/29/2000

Reference Information

BID: 2166