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CentOS 5 : conga (CESA-2011:0394)
high Nessus Plugin ID 53504
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated conga packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
The conga packages provide a web-based administration tool for remote cluster and storage management.
A privilege escalation flaw was found in luci, the Conga web-based administration application. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to obtain administrative access, allowing them to read, create, or modify the content of the luci application. (CVE-2011-0720)
Users of Conga are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. After installing the updated packages, luci must be restarted ('service luci restart') for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected conga packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 53504
File Name: centos_RHSA-2011-0394.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 4/21/2011
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:luci, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ricci, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-0720
RHSA: 2011:0394