Apache Tomcat 7.0/8.0/9.0 Index Page cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apache Tomcat 7.0/8.0/9.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Index Page. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-5351. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apache Tomcat 7.0/8.0/9.0 (Application Server Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Index Page. 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 weakness was presented 02/22/2016 as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5351 since 07/01/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88936 (Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.68 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350024 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for tomcat8: ALAS-2016-679).

Upgrading to version 7.0.67, 8.0.30 or 9.0.0.M3 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 X-Force (110859), Tenable (88936), SecurityFocus (BID 83330†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56713†). See VDB-81079, VDB-81080, VDB-81082 and VDB-92986 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 88936
Nessus Name: Apache Tomcat 7.0.x < 7.0.68 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-680
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Tomcat 7.0.67/8.0.30/9.0.0.M3

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07/01/2015 🔍
02/15/2016 +229 days 🔍
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02/21/2016 +6 days 🔍
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07/08/2022 +2326 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: RHSA-2016:1087
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5351 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5351
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81083

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X-Force: 110859 - Apache Tomcat index page cross-site request forgery
SecurityFocus: 83330 - Apache Tomcat CVE-2015-5351 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035069
Vulnerability Center: 56713 - Apache Tomcat Remote CSRF via due to issue in the Index Page of the Manager and Host Manager, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2016 10:13
Updated: 07/08/2022 14:14
Changes: 02/24/2016 10:13 (71), 08/23/2018 08:21 (18), 07/08/2022 14:14 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:7DD:103

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