SAXoPRESS pbcs.dll url Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21230

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains an application that is prone to directory traversal attacks.

Description

The remote host is running SAXoPRESS or Publicus, web content management systems commonly used by newspapers.

The installation of SAXoPRESS / Publicus on the remote host fails to validate user input to the 'url' parameter of the 'apps/pbcs.dll' script. An attacker can exploit this issue to access files on the remote host via directory traversal, subject to the privileges of the web server user id.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21230

File Name: saxopress_url_dir_traversal.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/17/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

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

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploited by Nessus: true

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1771

BID: 17474

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