Detections
Analytics
TWiki Privilege Escalation
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3657
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
The remote host is running the TWiki web application. This version of TWiki is vulnerable to a flaw where users can escalate their privileges, giving them administrative rights to the application. A valid user account is required in order to exploit this flaw. Successful exploitation leads to the attacker gaining administrative access. This can lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. In addition, the remote TWiki application is vulnerable to a 'file upload' flaw. An attacker exploiting this flaw would be able to insert and execute arbitrary script code with the permissions of the web server process. This can also lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.Solution
Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 3657
Family: CGI
Published: 6/19/2006
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:twiki:twiki
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-2942, CVE-2006-3336, CVE-2006-3819, CVE-2006-4294