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RHEL 4 / 5 : jbossweb (RHSA-2008:0877)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 63868
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
An updated jbossweb package that fixes various security issues is now available for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) 4.2 and 4.3.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
JBoss Web Server (jbossweb) is an enterprise ready web server designed for medium and large applications, is based on Apache Tomcat, and is embedded into JBoss Application Server. It provides organizations with a single deployment platform for JavaServer Pages (JSP) and Java Servlet technologies, Microsoft(r) .NET, PHP, and CGI.
A traversal vulnerability was discovered when using a RequestDispatcher in combination with a servlet or JSP. A remote attacker could utilize a specially crafted request parameter to access protected web resources. (CVE-2008-2370)
An additional traversal vulnerability was discovered when the 'allowLinking' and 'URIencoding' settings were activated. A remote attacker could use a UTF-8-encoded request to extend their privileges and obtain local files accessible to the jbossweb process.
(CVE-2008-2938)
Users of jbossweb should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected jbossweb package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1232
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-2370
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 63868
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0877.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/24/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbossweb, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2008
Exploitable With
CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)
Elliot (Apache Tomcat File Disclosure)