SB2020061614 - Missing authentication in Apache TomEE

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11969)

CWE-ID: CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.

The vulnerability exists due to JMX interface is accessible by unauthenticated users via the 1099/TCP port  if Apache TomEE is configured to use the embedded ActiveMQ broker, and the broker URI includes the useJMX=true parameter. A remote non-authenticated attacker can connect to the JMX port and read or modify configuration data.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbd23418646dedda70a546331ea1c1d115b8975b7e7dc452d10e2e773%40%3Cdev.tomee.apache.org%3E
• https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/191