Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-0196 - Unspecified vulnerability in Webgais Development Team Webgais 1.0

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
webgais-development-team
nessus
exploit available
NVD
Published: 1997-07-08
Updated: 2008-09-09

Summary

websendmail in Webgais 1.0 allows a remote user to access arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via the receiver parameter ($VAR_receiver variable).

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Webgais_Development_Team
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionWEBgais 1.0 websendmail Remote Command Execution Vulnerability. CVE-1999-0196. Remote exploit for cgi platform
idEDB-ID:20483
last seen2016-02-02
modified1997-07-04
published1997-07-04
reporterRazvan Dragomirescu
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/20483/
titleWEBgais 1.0 websendmail Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idWEBSENDMAIL.NASL
descriptionThe
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id10301
published1999-06-22
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 1999-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/10301
titleWebGais websendmail CGI Arbitrary Command Execution
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(10301);
 script_version("1.37");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:19");

 script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0196");
 script_bugtraq_id(2077);

 script_name(english:"WebGais websendmail CGI Arbitrary Command Execution");
 script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of /cgi-bin/websendmail");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a CGI script that may suffer from an
arbitrary command execution flaw.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The 'websendmail' program, part of Webgais, appears to be installed on
the remote host. This CGI script has a well-known security flaw that
lets an attacker execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the
http daemon (usually root or nobody).");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1997/Jul/18");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Remove the 'websendmail' program.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"1997/07/04");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"1999/06/22");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 1999-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

 script_dependencie("http_version.nasl", "find_service1.nasl", "no404.nasl");
 script_require_keys("Settings/ParanoidReport");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);

 exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

port = get_http_port(default:80);
res = is_cgi_installed3(item:"websendmail", port:port);
if(res)security_hole(port);

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