Mercurial Repository Detected

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113372

Synopsis

Mercurial Repository Detected

Description

The web server on the remote host allows read access to a Mercurial repository metadata directory. This access may be abused to access content from the web server that might otherwise be private.

Solution

Restrict access to the .hg directory or remove it.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 113372

Type: remote

Published: 10/5/2022

Updated: 10/5/2022

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Reference Information