Ganglia-web up to 3.7.0 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Ganglia-web up to 3.7.0. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-6816. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ganglia-web up to 3.7.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ganglia-web before 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2015. The weakness was presented 08/09/2017 by d0znpp. (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-6816 since 09/05/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 80 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87016 (Amazon Linux AMI : ganglia (ALAS-2015-612)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350090 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ganglia: ALAS-2015-612).

Upgrading to version 3.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87016) and SecurityFocus (BID 92146†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 87016
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : ganglia (ALAS-2015-612)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2015-612
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Ganglia-web 3.7.1

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09/04/2015 🔍
09/05/2015 +1 days 🔍
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11/23/2015 +79 days 🔍
11/24/2015 +1 days 🔍
08/09/2017 +624 days 🔍
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08/10/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/15/2022 +1953 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 267
Researcher: d0znpp. (d0znpp.)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-6816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105148
SecurityFocus: 92146 - Ganglia CVE-2015-6816 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2017 08:34
Updated: 12/15/2022 14:59
Changes: 08/10/2017 08:34 (76), 11/05/2019 19:16 (2), 01/08/2021 16:02 (2), 12/15/2022 14:58 (3), 12/15/2022 14:59 (1)
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