Apache Axis up to 1.4 cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apache Axis 1.0./1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-8032. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Axis 1.0./1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Apache Axis 1.x up to and including 1.4 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in the default servlet/services.

The bug was discovered 07/08/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/02/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mail-archives.apache.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8032 since 03/09/2018. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 112100 (Fedora 27 : axis (2018-8a85ed2f10)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171829 (OpenSUSE Security Update for axis (openSUSE-SU-2018:3218-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (112100). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Apache

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• Axis

Version

• 1.0.
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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