# # (C) Renaud Deraison # if (description) { script_id(11589); script_bugtraq_id(7394); script_version ("$Revision$"); script_name(english:"PT News Unauthorized Administrative Access"); desc["english"] = " The remote host is using the PT News management system. There is a flaw in this version which allows anyone to execute arbitrary admnistrative PTnews command on this host (such as deleting news or editing a news) without having to know the administrator password. An attacker may use this flaw to edit the content of this website or even to delete it completely. Solution : Upgrade to PT News 1.7.8 or newer Risk factor : High"; script_description(english:desc["english"]); script_summary(english:"Determine if PTNews grants administrative access to everyone"); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"CGI abuses", francais:"Abus de CGI"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison"); 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); dirs = make_list("/ptnews", cgi_dirs(), ""); foreach d (dirs) { rnd = rand(); url = string(d, "/index.php?edit=nonexistant", rnd); req = http_get(item:url, port:port); buf = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req); if( buf == NULL ) exit(0); if(egrep(pattern:"./nonexistant" + rnd + " .*/news.inc", string:buf)) { security_hole(port); exit(0); } }