AppServ appserv/main.php appserv_root Parameter Remote File Inclusion

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20383

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Synopsis

The remote web server is prone to a remote file inclusion vulnerability.

Description

The remote host appears to be running AppServ, a compilation of Apache, PHP, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin for Windows and Linux.

The version of AppServ installed on the remote host fails to sanitize user-supplied input to the 'appserv_root' parameter of the 'appserv/main.php' script before using it in a PHP 'include' function. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to run arbitrary code, possibly taken from third-party hosts, subject to the privileges of the web server user id. Note that AppServ under Windows runs with SYSTEM privileges, which means an attacker can gain complete control of the affected host.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20383

File Name: appserv_appserv_root_includes.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/10/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:appserv_open_project:appserv

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/5/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0125

BID: 16166

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