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WebGais webgais CGI Arbitrary Command Execution

This script is Copyright (C) 1999-2010 Tenable Network Security, Inc.

FamilyCGI abuses
Nessus Plugin ID10300 (webgais.nasl)
Bugtraq ID2058
CVE IDCVE-1999-0176

Description:
Synopsis :

The remote web server contains a CGI script that is prone to arbitrary
code execution.

Description :

The 'webgais' CGI is installed. This CGI may let an attacker execute
arbitrary commands with the privileges of the http daemon (usually root
or nobody).

See also :

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1997_3/0057.html

Solution :

Remove this CGI.

Risk factor :

High / CVSS Base Score : 7.5
(CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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