HotNews Multiple Script Remote File Inclusion

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

# XXXX Untested
#
# Ref:
# From:   [email protected]
# Subject: HotNews arbitary file inclusion
# Date: January 4, 2004 3:45:59 AM CET
# To:   [email protected]


include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if(description)
{
  script_id(11979);
  script_version("1.20");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1796");

  script_name(english:"HotNews Multiple Script Remote File Inclusion");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of HotNews");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host has a vulnerability in a PHP application that may
allow for the execution of arbitrary code." );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running HotNews, a set of PHP scripts designed to set up
a newssystem for web pages.

It is possible this suite to make the remote host include php files hosted
on a third-party server.

An attacker may use this flaw to inject arbitrary code in the remote
host and gain a shell with the privileges of the web server." );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to the latest version of HotNews" );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2004-1796");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/01/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/01/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl", "http_version.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_keys("www/PHP");
  exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");


port = get_http_port(default:80);
if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);


foreach dir (cgi_dirs())
 {
 w = http_send_recv3(item:string(dir, "/includes/hnmain.inc.php3?config[incdir]=http://example.com/"),
 method:"GET", port:port);
 if (isnull(w)) exit(0);
 r = strcat(w[0], w[1], '\r\n', w[2]);
 if("http://example.com/func.inc.php3" >< r)
  {
 	security_hole(port);
	exit(0);
  }
}