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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Apache Shiro vulnerability (USN-7139-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 212087

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7139-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Apache Shiro used a static cipher within the Remember Me feature inside authentication by default. An attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve remote code execution or obtain sensitive information.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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 libshiro-java package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7139-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 212087

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7139-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/5/2024

Updated: 12/6/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4437

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libshiro-java

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2016

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Apache Shiro v1.2.4 Cookie RememberME Deserial RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4437

USN: 7139-1