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JBoss DeploymentFileRepository Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA23095
Release Date: 2006-11-28
Popularity: 7,591 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:JBoss AS 3.x
JBoss AS 4.x
JBoss Web Services (JBossWS) 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-5750


Description:
Oliver Karow has reported a vulnerability in JBoss, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information, manipulate data, or potentially to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error the "setBaseDir()" method in org.jboss.console.manager.DeploymentFileRepository. This can be exploited to read, write, or delete arbitrary files, and potentially to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the JBoss user.

The vulnerability is reported in JBoss Web Server 1.0.0.GA. Other versions may also be affected.

Reportedly this vulnerability also affects the following versions of JBoss Application Server:
* JBossAS-4.0.4.GA
* JBossAS-4.0.3 SP1
* JBossAS-4.0.2 Final
* JBossAS-3.2.7 Final
* JBossAS-4.0.3 Final
* JBossAS-4.0.1 SP1
* JBossAS-4.0.1 Final
* JBossAS-4.0.0 Final
* JBossAS-3.2.8.SP1
* JBossAS-3.2.8 Final
* JBossAS-3.2.6 Final
* JBossAS-3.2.5 Final

Solution:
Apply patch:
http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/ASPATCH-126

Provided and/or discovered by:
Oliver Karow

Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-011.txt

Other References:
JBoss:
http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/ASPATCH-126


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