CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
98.6%
It is possible to read any file on the remote system by prepending several dots before the file name.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(10142);
script_version("1.30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_cve_id("CVE-1999-0386");
script_name(english:"Microsoft Personal Web Server Multiple Dot Request Arbitrary File Access");
script_summary(english:"......../file.txt");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure
vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is possible to read any file on the remote system by prepending
several dots before the file name.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];217763");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91668256428214&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_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"1996/01/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"1999/06/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 1999-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_dependencie("http_version.nasl", "find_service1.nasl", "no404.nasl");
script_require_keys("Settings/ParanoidReport");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
port = get_http_port(default:80);
cgi = "/................../config.sys";
res = is_cgi_installed3(item:cgi, port:port);
if(res)security_warning(port);