| GEN:SID | 1:1175 |
| Message | WEB-MISC wwwboard.pl access |
| Summary | This event is generated when an attempt is made to access the wwwboard.pl web application on a web server.
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| Impact | Possible unauthorised remote administration of the webboard application.
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| Detailed Information | Some versions of WWWBoard, Matt Wright's CGI web application, have vulnerabities, including a default administration password for the web application, and a flaw in content checking for posts of followup messages that can allow an attacker to overwrite previous posts
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| Affected Systems | Matt Wrights WWWBoard
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| Attack Scenarios | An attacker can gain control of the application by using the default username and password for the script.
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| Ease of Attack | Simple.
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| Corrective Action | Do not use WWWBoard.
Reconfigure the script to use a different administrator password.
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| Additional References | |
| Rule References | bugtraq: 1795
bugtraq: 649
cve: 1999-0930
cve: 1999-0954
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