NT Site Server AdSamples Vulnerability

BID:256

Info

NT Site Server AdSamples Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 256
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-1999-1520
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 11 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 12:16AM
Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by Andrey Kruchkov <[email protected]>. It was published to the BUGTRAQ mailing list by Mark <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Microsoft Site Server Commerce Edition 3.0 alpha
- Microsoft BackOffice 4.5
- Microsoft BackOffice 4.5
- Microsoft IIS 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

NT Site Server AdSamples Vulnerability

A vulnerability in Microsoft Site Server's Ad Server Sample directory allows the retrieval of a site's configuration file (SITE.CSC) which contains sensitive information pertaining to an SQL database.

The AdSamples directory is a part of the Ad Server component of Site Server which can be installed optionally. If the sample directory is installed and access controls are not applied, any user can read the site's SITE.CSC file. This file can may contain the DSN, username and password to access the Site Server's SQL database.

Exploit / POC

NT Site Server AdSamples Vulnerability

The URL below contains the syntax to view the SITE.CSC file in a default installation:

http://sitename/adsamples/config/site.csc

A text editor may be used to view the contents of the SITE.CSC file. This file may contain the DSN, username, and password used to access the related SQL database.

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