WebGUI < 5.2.4 Crafted HTTP Request DoS

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1596

Synopsis

The remote host is running a vulnerable version of WebGUI.

Description

WebGUI version 5.2.3 and possibly earlier versions are vulnerable to a denial of service attack. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could cause to the proxy server to consume 100% of the available CPU resources.

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.2.4 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 1596

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 2/5/2016

Reference Information

BID: 7331

Detections

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