Vignette Application Portal diagnostic utility obtain information
| vignette-diagnostic-obtain-info (17530) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Vignette Application Portal could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. By default, the diagnostic utility is remotely accessible. A remote unauthenticated attacker could access this utility and obtain information, such as server and system version, database connection parameters and Vignette portal resources IDs.
Platforms Affected:
- Vignette, Vignette Application Portal
Remedy:
Vignette customers can refer to the Vignette knowledge base article (KB 6947) for workaround information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- @stake, Inc. Security Advisory a092804-1, Vignette Application Portal Unauthenticated Diagnostics at http://www.webproxy.com/research/advisories/2004/a092804-1.txt.
- Vignette Web site, Vignette® Application Portal at http://www.vignette.com/contentmanagement/0,2097,1-1-1928-4149-1968-4163,00.html.
- BID-11267: Vignette Application Portal Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0917: The default installation of Vignette Application Portal installs the diagnostic utility without authentication requirements, which allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information, such as server and OS version, and conduct unauthorized activities via an HTTP request to /diag.
- SECTRACK ID: 1011447: Vignette Application Portal `diag` Utility Discloses Information to Remote Users
Reported:
Sep 28, 2004
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