Novell Groupwise servlet gateway default username and password

[AGray () novacoast com]

OS Affected
NT/2000/Netware 5

Programs Affected
Groupwise 5.5 Enhancement Pack
Groupwise 6.0

Discussion
A default username and password exists that controls the servlet manager.
The servlet manager allows the configuration of the servlets to be loaded,
reloaded or unloaded. This is more of an annoyance than a exploit. The
ability to control and unload servlets allows an attacker to deny web based
services to users. This will prevent users from accessing mail or other
servlet based resources.

Exploit
http://server/servlet/ServletManager
username servlet
password manager

Solution
Change the password:

Edit the SYS:\JAVA\SERVLETS\SERVLET.PROPERTIES file.
There is a section for ServletManager like the following:

# ServletManager servlet
servlet.ServletManager.code=com.novell.application.ServletGateway.ServletManager

servlet.ServletManager.initArgs=datamethod=POST,user=servlet,password=manager,bgcolor

#c0c0c0
servlet.ServletManager.preload=true

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Adam Gray
CTO
Novacoast, Inc.
agray () novacoast com
800-949-9933x4145