What is CGI generic SQL injection?
Nessus says that: “An attacker may exploit this flaw to bypass authentication, read confidential data, modify the remote database, or even take control of the remote operating system.”
What is CGI injection?
Third test: command injection on CGI script Command injection allows an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code on the remote web server via a remote CGI script. The command injection technique was used to dump the user database file on the web server.
What is cgi-bin used for?
A CGI-bin is a folder used to house scripts that will interact with a Web browser to provide functionality for a Web page or website. Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is a resource for accommodating the use of scripts in Web design.
Are there any CGI generic SQL injection vulnerabilities?
Recently a potential CGI Generic SQL injection (blind) vulnerabilty was identified on a server. The output of the scan is below. The page showing the vulnerability shows the Port: 8080/tcp/www and the Host – ServerName, on which this application is installed.
Can a SQL Server Error be SQL injection?
Nessus has detected the error was a SQL server error and has said that it may be a SQL injection vulnerability. To test yourself try the request with _codeTextBox= set to a single quote to see if you still get a SqlException. If so amend this to two single quotes and if the error then goes away you are probably vulnerable.
What can an attacker do with a CGI script?
An attacker may be able to exploit this issue to bypass authentication, read confidential data, modify the remote database, or even take control of the remote operating system. Note that this script is experimental and may be prone to false positives. Modify the affected CGI scripts so that they properly escape arguments.
How many attachments can be used in CGI?
The ‘gotoURL’ parameter of the / Login.jsp CGI : Attachments: Up to 10 attachments (including images) can be used with a maximum of 3.0 MiB each and 30.0 MiB total. This is really a web site issue and nothing to do with SQL Server.