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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : Apache Shiro vulnerabilities (USN-7147-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 212265

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7147-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Apache Shiro incorrectly handled path traversal when used with other web frameworks or path rewriting. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or administrative privileges. This update provides the corresponding fix for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2023-34478, CVE-2023-46749)

 It was discovered that Apache Shiro incorrectly handled web redirects when used together with the form authentication method. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform phishing attacks. This update provides the corresponding fix for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2023-46750)

 It was discovered that Apache Shiro incorrectly handled requests through servlet filtering. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain administrative privileges. This update provides the corresponding fix for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6802)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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 affected libshiro-java package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7147-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 212265

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7147-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/10/2024

Updated: 12/10/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6802

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-34478

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libshiro-java, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6802, CVE-2023-34478, CVE-2023-46749, CVE-2023-46750

USN: 7147-1