Flaw in about.r OS and Progress version disclosure
about.r OS and Progress version disclosure.
Because of poor security in webutil/about.r it is possible to view the OS and
the Progress version of a remote webspeed server.
First you have to find the messenger execution url. For example:
http://yourmachine.com/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1
http://yourmachine.com/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsbroker1
just add the following to the url:
/webutil/about.r
your url will look like this:
http://yourmachine.com/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/webutil/about.r
Then you get a response displaying the OS version and the Progress version.
This is usefull info for potential hackers.
This workes for all Progress releases.
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