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Hiawatha < 8.8 Mixed Case DenyBody Security Bypass

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69034

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

According to its server response header, the installed version of Hiawatha is a version prior to 8.8. A flaw exists when handling mixed case input that could allow an attacker to bypass the DenyBody rules.

Solution

Upgrade to Hiawatha 8.8 or later.

See Also

http://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/changelog

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69034

File Name: hiawatha_denybody_bypass.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/24/2013

Updated: 8/10/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:hiawatha:webserver

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, www/hiawatha

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2013