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Netquery <= 3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for multiple vulnerabilities in Netquery <= 3.1

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is vulnerable to
multiple issues.

Description :

The remote host is running Netquery, a suite of network information
utilities written in PHP.

The version of Netquery on the remote host suffers from multiple
flaws :

- Remote Code Execution
A possible hacker can execute arbitrary commands through the
Ping panel of the 'nquser.php' script provided it's
enabled.

- Information Disclosure
A possible hacker can retrieve the log of Netquery activity
with a simple GET request.

- Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Flaws
The application fails to sanitize user-supplied input
to several scripts before using it in dynamically-
generated pages, which permits for cross-site scripting
attacks.

See also :

http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0507-exploits/netquery31.txt
http://virtech.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=28

Solution :

Apply the patch or upgrade to Netquery 3.11 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 14373

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