BadBlue Hex-encoded Null Byte Request Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11064

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is running the BadBlue web server. It was possible to read the contents of 'EXT.ini', the BadBlue configuration file, by sending a specially crafted GET request.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Jul/143

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11064

File Name: badblue_null_byte.nasl

Version: 1.34

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/6/2002

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1021

BID: 5226