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Amazon Linux 2 : mod_auth_mellon (ALAS-2020-1436)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 137567

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

mod_auth_mellon through 0.14.2 has an Open Redirect via the login?ReturnTo= substring, as demonstrated by omitting the // after http: in the target URL. (CVE-2019-13038)

Solution

Run 'yum update mod_auth_mellon' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1436.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 137567

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1436.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/18/2020

Updated: 3/6/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-13038

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_auth_mellon-diagnostics, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_auth_mellon, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_auth_mellon-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-13038

ALAS: 2020-1436