BSCW Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability

BID:3777

Info

BSCW Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3777
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 03 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 03 2002 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was submitted in a January 3rd, 2001 BugTraq posting by Thomas Seliger <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: BSCW BSCW 4.0 .6
- Apache Apache 1.3.22
- Apache Apache 1.3.20
- Apache Apache 1.3.19
- Apache Apache 1.3.18
- Apache Apache 1.3.17
- Microsoft IIS 5.0
- Microsoft IIS 4.0
BSCW BSCW 4.0
- Apache Apache 1.3.22
- Apache Apache 1.3.20
- Apache Apache 1.3.19
- Apache Apache 1.3.18
- Apache Apache 1.3.17
- Microsoft IIS 5.0
- Microsoft IIS 4.0
BSCW BSCW 3.4
- Apache Apache 1.3.22
- Apache Apache 1.3.20
- Apache Apache 1.3.19
- Apache Apache 1.3.18
- Apache Apache 1.3.17
- Microsoft IIS 5.0
- Microsoft IIS 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BSCW Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability

BSCW (Basic Support for Cooperative Work) is a web-based groupware application, allowing users to share a workspace via a web interface. It runs on Microsoft Windows NT/2000 systems, as well as a number of Unix variants.

The default installation allows users to self-register, potentially allowing untrusted users to access the service.

This may provide a window of opportunity for an untrusted, malicious user to access the service to exploit known issues. One example of an existing issue that may be exploited as a result of untrusted users being able to self-register is BugTraq ID 3776 "BSCW Remote Command Execution Vulnerability".

Exploit / POC

BSCW Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability

The self-registration interface can be accessed with the following example:

http://your.bscwserver.url/pub/english.cgi?op=rmail

Solution / Fix

BSCW Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

BSCW Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability

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