877 : Multiple Web Server Dangerous HTTP Method TRACE
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
112	21225	over 8 years ago	over 2 years ago	4 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2003-01-20	2003-01-20

Description

RFC compliant web servers support the TRACE HTTP method, which contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The TRACE method is used to debug web server connections and allows the client to see what is being received at the other end of the request chain. Enabled by default in all major web servers, a remote attacker may abuse the HTTP TRACE functionality, i.e. cross-site scripting (XSS), which will disclose sensitive configuration information resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

If the TRACE method is not essential for your site, disable it in the web server configuration. Consult your documentation or vendor for detailed instructions on how to accomplish this.

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References

Security Tracker: 1015112 1015134 102016
ISS X-Force ID: 11149 11237
Bugtraq ID: 11604 9506 9561
Secunia Advisory ID: 17334 21802
SCIP VulDB ID: 1842
CVE ID: 2005-3398 (see also: NVD) 2005-3498 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 3726 5648
CERT VU: 867593
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/pc_servers_pdf/dir5.10_docs_relnotes.pdf http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102016-1
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0035.html
Other Advisory URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_tracing
http://www.cgisecurity.com/whitehat-mirror/WH-WhitePaper_XST_ebook.pdf
http://www.whitehatsec.com/press_releases/WH-PR-20030120.pdf
Vendor URL: http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ibm_director/resources/index.html

Tools & Filters

Nikto	1249 1250
	11213 14722
Snort	2056

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

WhiteHat Security, Inc. - WhiteHat Security, Inc.

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-11-08 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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