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Apache Geronimo WebDAV Arbitrary File Content Disclosure
Secunia Advisory: SA27481
Release Date: 2007-11-01
Popularity: 3,524 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Apache Geronimo 1.x
Apache Geronimo 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-5461


Description:
A vulnerability has been acknowledged in Apache Geronimo, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose potentially sensitive information.

For more information:
SA27398

The vulnerability affects all versions of Geronimo.

Solution:
This will reportedly be fixed in the next release of Geronimo (2.0.3 and/or 2.1).

The vendor recommends disabling write access to the Webdav Servlet and to only grant access to the Webdav servlet to trusted users.

Original Advisory:
http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/10/18...-in-apache-tomcat-webdav-servlet.html

Other References:
SA27398:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27398/


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