Apache Geronimo 2.1/2.1.1/2.1.2/2.1.3 Administration Console cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache Geronimo 2.1/2.1.1/2.1.2/2.1.3. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Administration Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the web administration console in Apache Geronimo Application Server 2.1 through 2.1.3 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the web administration password, (2) upload applications, and perform unspecified other administrative actions, as demonstrated by (3) a Shutdown request to console/portal//Server/Shutdown.

The weakness was released 04/17/2009 by DiGiT with Digital Security Research Group (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0039 since 12/15/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52690 (SuSE 11 Security Update : Websphere Community Edition (SAT Patch Number 1016)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49925) and Tenable (52690). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 47800 and 47799.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 52690
Nessus Name: SuSE 11 Security Update : Websphere Community Edition (SAT Patch Number 1016)
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OpenVAS ID: 65766
OpenVAS Name: SLES10: Security update for Websphere Community Edition
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0039 (🔍)
X-Force: 49925
Vulnerability Center: 25878 - Apache Geronimo Application Server 2.1 - 2.1.3 Multiple CSRF Vulnerabilities, Medium
SecurityFocus: 34562 - Apache Geronimo Application Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34715 - Apache Geronimo Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-1089

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/09/2021 16:05
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (59), 02/25/2017 10:27 (18), 08/09/2021 16:05 (3)
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