Apache Geronimo Cross Site Scripting and Directory Traversal Issues


Description   Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Apache Geronimo, which could be exploited by attackers to disclose sensitive information or bypass security restrictions.
The first issue is caused by input validation errors in the "Services/Repository", "Embedded DB/DB Manager", and "Security/Keystores" portlets within the web administration console, which could allow attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and upload malicious file to arbitrary directories.
The second vulnerability is caused by input validation errors in the web administration console when processing user-supplied data, which could be exploited by attackers to cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the user's browser in the security context of an affected site.
The third issue is caused due to input validation errors in the web administration console when processing HTTP requests, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions and or perform administrative actions by tricking an administrator into visiting a malicious web page.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
Apache Geronimo versions prior to 2.1.4
     
Solution   Upgrade to Apache Geronimo version 2.1.4 : http://geronimo.apache.org/downloads.html
     
CVE   CVE-2009-0039
CVE-2009-0038
CVE-2008-5518
     
References   http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4597
http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=118
http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=119
http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=120
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious tag with event found in data
3.2.0
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious tag with event found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code in flash clickTAG parameter
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'object' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'applet' tag found in URL
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : suspicious root_path parameter found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'applet' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : 'location' javascript object found in data
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' attribute found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : javascript code found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : code allowing cookie access found in data
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'a' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : cookie access attempt using script language found in URL
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'embed' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'object' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'form' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'embed' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'style' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag in flash clickTAG parameter
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'div' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : evasion attempt using tag characters encoding in URL
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'link' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : 'script' tag found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - POST : suspicious 'style' attribute found in data
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'location' javascript object found in URL
3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2009-04-20 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote