Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 Remote EJB Invocation Connection Cache config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Remote EJB Invocation Connection Cache Handler. Performing a manipulation results in config. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-4213. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 (Application Server Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Remote EJB Invocation Connection Cache Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-16. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.1.0 does not properly cache EJB invocations by the EJB client API, which allows remote attackers to hijack sessions by using an EJB client.

The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2013 by Wolf-Dieter Fink with Red Hat GSS Team as RHSA-2013:1151-1 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at rhn.redhat.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Red Hat. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4213 since 06/12/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592.004 for this issue. The advisory points out:

After a user has successfully logged in, a remote attacker could use an EJB client to log in as that user without knowing their password, allowing them to access data and perform actions with the privileges of that user.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69315 (RHEL 5 / 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2013:1151)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation and deployed applications.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86387), Tenable (69315), SecurityFocus (BID 61742†), OSVDB (96216†) and Secunia (SA54508†). Further details are available at bugzilla.redhat.com. The entry VDB-9958 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Nessus ID: 69315
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 / 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2013:1151)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2013:1151-1
Researcher: Wolf-Dieter Fink
Organization: Red Hat GSS Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4213 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9957
X-Force: 86387 - JBoss Enterprise Application Platform EJB session hijacking, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 61742 - Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform CVE-2013-4213 Session Fixation Vulnerability
Secunia: 54508 - Red Hat update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 96216
SecurityTracker: 1028898
Vulnerability Center: 41111 - Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 Remote Session Hijacking via EJB Client, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2013 10:33
Updated: 05/21/2021 14:46
Changes: 08/16/2013 10:33 (54), 05/09/2017 09:02 (31), 05/21/2021 14:46 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:836:103

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