F5 Networks BIG-IP : Apache Tomcat information disclosure vulnerability (SOL9110)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78226

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, when a RequestDispatcher is used, performs path normalization before removing the query string from the URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files through a .. (dot dot) in a request parameter.

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL9110.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K9110

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78226

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL9110.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 10/10/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2370

BID: 30494

CWE: 22