# # (C) Tenable Network Security # # # Ref: # From: "Peter Winter-Smith" # To: vulnwatch@vulnwatch.org # Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 11:19:04 +0000 # Subject: [VulnWatch] Vulnerability in ' poster version.two' if (description) { script_id(11629); script_version ("$Revision$"); script_name(english:"Poster version.two privilege escalation"); desc["english"] = " The remote host is running 'poster version.two' a news posting system written in PHP. There is a flaw in this version which allows new users to enter a specially crafted name which may allow them to gain administrative privileges on this installation. Solution : None at this time - disable this CGI Risk Factor : Medium"; script_description(english:desc["english"]); script_summary(english:"Determines owl is installed"); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"CGI abuses", francais:"Abus de CGI"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Tenable Network Security"); script_dependencie("find_service.nes", "no404.nasl"); script_require_ports("Services/www", 80); exit(0); } include("http_func.inc"); include("http_keepalive.inc"); port = get_kb_item("Services/www"); if (!port) port = 80; if(!get_port_state(port))exit(0); dir = make_list("/poster", cgi_dirs(), ""); foreach d (dir) { req = http_get(item:d + "/index.php", port:port); res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req); if( res == NULL ) exit(0); if("poster version.two" >< res && "?go=check" >< res && "poster version.two: login" >< res){ security_warning(port); exit(0); } }