CentOS 8 : mod_auth_mellon (CESA-2022:1934)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 160953

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2022:1934 advisory.

- mod_auth_mellon: Open Redirect vulnerability in logout URLs (CVE-2021-3639)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected mod_auth_mellon and / or mod_auth_mellon-diagnostics packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1934

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 160953

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2022-1934.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/10/2022

Updated: 12/12/2022

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3639

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: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8-stream, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_auth_mellon, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_auth_mellon-diagnostics

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3639

RHSA: 2022:1934