NSE encounters an error if the code prescribes HTTP digest authentication but the target server does not supply header WWW-Authenticate:
/usr/bin/../share/nmap/nselib/sasl.lua:121: attempt to concatenate a nil value (field 'nonce')
stack traceback:
/usr/bin/../share/nmap/nselib/sasl.lua:121: in method 'calcDigest'
/usr/bin/../share/nmap/nselib/http.lua:1416: in function 'http.generic_request'
/usr/bin/../share/nmap/nselib/http.lua:1766: in function 'http.get'
(...tail calls...)
The following patch rectifies the issue:
--- a/nselib/http.lua+++ b/nselib/http.lua@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@
options_with_auth_removed["auth"] = nil
local r = generic_request(host, port, method, path, options_with_auth_remov
local h = r.header['www-authenticate']
- if not r.status or (h and not string.find(h:lower(), "digest.-realm")) then+ if not (r.status and h and string.find(h:lower(), "digest.-realm")) then
stdnse.debug1("http: the target doesn't support digest auth or there was
return http_error("The target doesn't support digest auth or there was an
end
The patch will be applied after August 1, 2019, unless concerns are raised.
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NSE encounters an error if the code prescribes HTTP digest authentication but the target server does not supply header
WWW-Authenticate
:The following patch rectifies the issue:
The patch will be applied after August 1, 2019, unless concerns are raised.
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: