Vulnerability identifier: #VU35036

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3609

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
JBoss Application Server
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as lead to unauthorized information leak if a user with admin privileges visits a specially-crafted web page provided by a remote attacker.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

JBoss Application Server: 7.0.0 - 7.0.2

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External links
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3609
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3609
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3609
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50888

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.