JBoss Enterprise Application Platform '/jmx-console' Authentication Bypass

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53337

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Synopsis

The remote web server has an authentication bypass vulnerability.

Description

The version of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) running on the remote host allows unauthenticated access to documents under the /jmx-console directory. This is due to a misconfiguration in web.xml which only requires authentication for GET and POST requests.
Specifying a different verb such as HEAD, DELETE, or PUT causes the default GET handler to be used without authentication.

A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this by deploying a malicious .war file, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

This version of JBoss EAP likely has other vulnerabilities (refer to Nessus plugins 33869 and 46181).

Solution

Upgrade to JBoss EAP version 4.2.0.CP09 / 4.3.0.CP08 or later.

If a non-vulnerable version of the software is being used, remove all <http-method> elements from the <security-constraint> section of the appropriate web.xml.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53337

File Name: jboss_eap_jmx_console_auth_bypass2.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 4/8/2011

Updated: 5/25/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-0738

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2010

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/15/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (JBoss JMX Console Deployer Upload and Execute)

ExploitHub (EH-12-132)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0738

BID: 39710

SECUNIA: 39563

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