RHEL 9 : mod_jk and mod_proxy_cluster (RHSA-2024:2387)

high Nessus Plugin ID 194753

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for mod_jk / mod_proxy_cluster.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2387 advisory.

The mod_jk module is a plugin for the Apache HTTP Server to connect it with the Apache Tomcat servlet engine.

The mod_proxy_cluster module is a plugin for the Apache HTTP Server that provides load-balancer functionality.

Security Fix(es):

* httpd: Apache Tomcat Connectors (mod_jk) Information Disclosure (CVE-2023-41081)

* mod_cluster/mod_proxy_cluster: Stored Cross site Scripting (CVE-2023-6710)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the RHEL mod_jk / mod_proxy_cluster packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:2387.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 194753

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-2387.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 4/30/2024

Updated: 11/8/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-41081

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_proxy_cluster, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_jk, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

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: 4/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-41081, CVE-2023-6710

CWE: 202, 79

RHSA: 2024:2387

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