Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server HTTP TRACE Credential Theft Vulnerability

BID:9561

Info

Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server HTTP TRACE Credential Theft Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9561
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2004-2763
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 02 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 28 2009 03:32PM
Credit: The disclosure of this issue has been credited to the vendor.
Vulnerable: Sun ONE Web Server 6.1
Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP5
Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP4
Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP3
Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP2
Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP1
Sun ONE Web Server 6.0
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP9
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP8
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP7
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP6
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP5
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP5
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP4
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP3
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP2
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP12
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP11
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP10
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1 SP1
Sun ONE Web Server 4.1
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Plugin 0
+ Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0
+ Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0
+ Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2
+ Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 2
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server HTTP TRACE Credential Theft Vulnerability

Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server is prone to a credentials-theft vulnerability that that may allow a remote attacker to steal sensitive information such as cookie-based authentication credentials. The issue occurs because ONE/iPlanet Web Server responds to the HTTP TRACE request by default.

Successful exploits may allow the attacker to compromise user accounts by gaining access to sensitive header information. This issue may be combined with other attacks such as cross-site scripting to steal cookie-based authentication credentials.

Exploit / POC

Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server HTTP TRACE Credential Theft Vulnerability

No exploit code is required.

Solution / Fix

Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server HTTP TRACE Credential Theft 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

Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server HTTP TRACE Credential Theft Vulnerability

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