Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-1685 - Forced Browsing vulnerability in Episodex Guestbook

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
episodex
CWE-425
nessus
NVD
Published: 2005-05-20
Updated: 2024-01-25

Summary

episodex guestbook allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and edit scripts via a direct request to admin.asp.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Episodex
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Directory Indexing
    An adversary crafts a request to a target that results in the target listing/indexing the content of a directory as output. One common method of triggering directory contents as output is to construct a request containing a path that terminates in a directory name rather than a file name since many applications are configured to provide a list of the directory's contents when such a request is received. An adversary can use this to explore the directory tree on a target as well as learn the names of files. This can often end up revealing test files, backup files, temporary files, hidden files, configuration files, user accounts, script contents, as well as naming conventions, all of which can be used by an attacker to mount additional attacks.
  • Forceful Browsing
    An attacker employs forceful browsing to access portions of a website that are otherwise unreachable through direct URL entry. Usually, a front controller or similar design pattern is employed to protect access to portions of a web application. Forceful browsing enables an attacker to access information, perform privileged operations and otherwise reach sections of the web application that have been improperly protected.

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idEPISODEX_GUESTBOOK.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running the Episodex Guestbook, a guestbook written in ASP. The version of Episodex installed on the remote host does not validate input to various fields in the
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id18362
published2005-05-24
reporterCopyright (C) 2005-2018 Josh Zlatin-Amishav
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/18362
titleEpisodex Guestbook Multiple Vulnerabilities (Auth Bypass, XSS)
code
#
# This script was written by Josh Zlatin-Amishav <josh at tkos dot co dot il>
#
# This script is released under the GNU GPLv2
#
# Changes by Tenable:
# - Revised plugin title (1/02/09)
# - Added additional CVE (1/02/09)
# - Revised script summary (9/6/11)

include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(18362);
 script_version ("1.19");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1684", "CVE-2005-1685");
 script_bugtraq_id(13692, 13693);

 script_name(english:"Episodex Guestbook Multiple Vulnerabilities (Auth Bypass, XSS)");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server contains an ASP application that is affected by
several issues." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running the Episodex Guestbook, a guestbook written
in ASP. 

The version of Episodex installed on the remote host does not validate
input to various fields in the 'default.asp' script before using it to
generate dynamic HTML. 

Additionally, an unauthenticated, remote attacker can edit settings by
accessing the application's 'admin.asp' script directly." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2005/May/248" );
 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: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: "2005/05/24");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2005/05/21");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/12");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english:"Checks for unauthenticated access to admin.asp");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
 script_copyright(english:"Copyright (C) 2005-2020 Josh Zlatin-Amishav");
 script_dependencies("http_version.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
 script_require_keys("www/ASP");
 exit(0);
}

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

global_var port;

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

function check(url)
{
 local_var req, res;

 req = http_get(item:url +"/admin.asp", port:port);
 res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port:port, data:req);
 if ( res == NULL ) exit(0);
 if ( 'Save Configuration' >< res && 'powered by Sven Moderow\'s GuestBook' >< res )
 {
        security_hole(port);
        exit(0);
 }
}

foreach dir ( cgi_dirs() )
  check(url:dir);

References