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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> CGI abuses : XSS >> FastCGI samples Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Assessment Details
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FastCGI samples Cross-Site Scripting |
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Tests for FastCGI samples Cross Site Scripting Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Two sample CGI's supplied with FastCGI are vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. FastCGI is an 'open extension to CGI that provides high performance without the limitations of server specific APIs', and is included in the default installation of the 'Unbreakable' Oracle9i Application Server. Various other web servers support the FastCGI extensions (Zeus, Pi3Web etc). Two sample CGI's are installed with FastCGI, (echo.exe and echo2.exe under Windows, echo and echo2 under Unix). Both of these CGI's output a list of environment variables and PATH information for various applications. They also display any parameters that were provided to them. Hence, a cross-site scripting attack can be performed via a request such as: http://www.someserver.com/fcgi-bin/echo2.exe?blah= Solution: Always remove sample applications from production servers. Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Matt Moore |
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