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RedHat 6.0 cachemgr.cgi
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
RedHat Linux 6.0 installs by default a squid cache manager cgi script with no restricted access permissions. This script could be used to perform a port scan from the cgi-host machine.
Solution
Solution
If you are not using the box as a Squid www proxy/cache server then uninstall the package by executing: /etc/rc.d/init.d/squid stop, rpm -e squid If you want to continue using the Squid proxy server software, make the following actions to tighten security access to the manager interface: mkdir /home/httpd/protected-cgi-bin mv /home/httpd/cgi-bin/cachemgr.cgi /home/httpd/protected-cgi-bin/ And add the following directives to /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf and srm.conf: --- start access.conf segment --- # Protected cgi-bin directory for programs that # should not have public access order deny, allow deny from all allow from localhost #allow from .your_domain.com AllowOverride None Options ExecCGI --- end access.conf segment --- --- start srm.conf segment --- ScriptAlias /protected-cgi-bin/ /home/httpd/protected-cgi-bin/ --- end srm.conf segment ---