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WebYaST Host Modification MiTM

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64244

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Synopsis

The application hosted on the remote web server is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack.

Description

The WebYaST web client hosted on the remote web server is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack. Authentication is not required to modify which hosts the WebYaST web client is configured to connect to. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this by causing all WebYaST traffic to be routed through a host under their control. This could result in the disclosure of sensitive information (e.g., usernames and passwords) and could allow an attacker to modify requests in transit.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 7236.

See Also

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2013-02

http://www.nessus.org/u?ec098502

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0435/

http://www.nessus.org/u?284f17bb

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64244

File Name: webyast_mitm.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0435

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:suse:webyast

Required KB Items: www/webyast_client

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0435

BID: 57511