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Cross-Referencing Linux (lxr) CGI v Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11368

Synopsis

A web application running on the remote host has a directory traversal vulnerability.

Description

Cross-Referencing Linux appaers to be installed on the remote host.
There is a directory traversal vulnerability in the 'v' parameter of the 'source' CGI. A remote attacker could exploit this to read arbitrary files on the system.

Solution

Remove this CGI from the system.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2003/Mar/141

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11368

File Name: crlinux_file_reading.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/12/2003

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0156

BID: 7062