CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
96.0%
Tomcat will reveal the physical path of the webroot when asked for a nonexistent .jsp file. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this via a specially crafted request.
An attacker can use this flaw to gain further knowledge about the remote filesystem layout.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(10807);
script_version("1.33");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_cve_id("CVE-2000-0759");
script_bugtraq_id(1531);
script_name(english:"Apache Tomcat Nonexistent File Error Message Path Disclosure");
script_summary(english:"Tests for Tomcat Path Disclosure vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The instance of Apache Tomcat running on the remote host is affected
by an information disclosure vulnerability");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Tomcat will reveal the physical path of the webroot when asked for a
nonexistent .jsp file. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit
this via a specially crafted request.
An attacker can use this flaw to gain further knowledge about the
remote filesystem layout.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to a later software version.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2000/07/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2001/11/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2002/03/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apache:tomcat");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2001-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
script_dependencies("tomcat_error_version.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 8080);
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Apache Tomcat", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
exit(0);
}
# According to this message:
# Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 17:32:20 +0800
# From: "analysist" <[email protected]>
# To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
# Subject: Hi
# Jakarta Tomcat also reveals the web server install path if we get:
# /AAA...A.jsp (223 x A)
# /~../x.jsp
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("audit.inc");
include("install_func.inc");
get_install_count(app_name:"Apache Tomcat", exit_if_zero:TRUE);
port = get_http_port(default:8080);
install = get_single_install(app_name:"Apache Tomcat", port:port);
res = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:string("/:/x.jsp"), port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
if("Server: Apache Tomcat/3" >< res[1])
{
path = ereg_replace(pattern:".*HTTP Status 404 - ([^<]*) .The.*",
string:res[2],
replace:"\1");
if(preg(string:path, pattern:"[A-Z]:\\.*", icase:TRUE))
{
security_warning(port);
exit(0);
}
}
exit(0, "The web server listening on port "+port+" is not affected.");