| code | #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(10064);
script_version("1.35");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:17");
script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0279");
script_bugtraq_id(2248);
script_name(english:"Excite for Web Server architext_query.pl Shell Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution");
script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of /cgi-bin/ews");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A web application running on the remote host has an arbitrary command
execution vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Excite for Webservers is installed. This CGI has a well-known security
flaw that lets a remote attacker execute arbitrary commands with the
privileges of the web server.
Versions newer than 1.1. are patched.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1997/Dec/111");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"If you are running version 1.1 or older, upgrade it.");
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:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"1998/01/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"1999/08/20");
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_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 1999-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
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:"ews/ews/architext_query.pl", port:port);
if(res)security_hole(port);
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