Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-1711 - Unspecified vulnerability in Basilix Webmail 1.1.0

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
local
low complexity
basilix
nessus

Summary

BasiliX 1.1.0 saves attachments in a world readable /tmp/BasiliX directory, which allows local users to read other users' attachments.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Basilix
1

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idBASILIX_ATTACHMENT_DISCLOSURE.NASL
descriptionThe remote host appears to be running a BasiliX version 1.1.0 or lower. Such versions save attachments by default under
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id14306
published2004-08-09
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 George A. Theall
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/14306
titleBasilix Webmail tmp Directory Permission Weakness Attachment Disclosure
code
#
# This script was written by George A. Theall, <[email protected]>.
#
# See the Nessus Scripts License for details.
#



include("compat.inc");

if (description) {
  script_id(14306);
  script_version ("1.21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1711");
  script_bugtraq_id(5065);

  name["english"] = "Basilix Webmail tmp Directory Permission Weakness Attachment Disclosure";
  script_name(english:name["english"]);
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a series of PHP scripts that are prone to
information disclosure." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host appears to be running a BasiliX version 1.1.0 or lower. 
Such versions save attachments by default under '/tmp/BasiliX', which is
world-readable and apparently never emptied by BasiliX itself.  As a
result, anyone with shell access on the affected system or who can place
CGI files on it can access attachments uploaded to BasiliX." );
 # https://web.archive.org/web/20051125141124/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0117.html
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b3972e49" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to BasiliX version 1.1.1 or later." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/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: "2004/08/09");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2002/06/18");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();

 
  summary["english"] = "Checks for attachment disclosure vulnerability in BasiliX";
  script_summary(english:summary["english"]);
 
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2020 George A. Theall");

  script_dependencies("basilix_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_require_keys("www/basilix");
  exit(0);
}


include("http_func.inc");


port = get_http_port(default:80, embedded:TRUE);
if (!get_port_state(port)) exit(0);
if (!can_host_php(port:port)) exit(0);


# Test an install.
install = get_kb_item(string("www/", port, "/basilix"));
if (isnull(install)) exit(0);
matches = eregmatch(string:install, pattern:"^(.+) under (/.*)$");
if (!isnull(matches)) {
  ver = matches[1];

  if (ver =~ "^(0\..*|1\.(0.*|1\.0))$") {
    security_note(port);
    exit(0);
  }
}