Missing authentication in Apache TomEE

1) Missing Authentication for Critical Function

EUVDB-ID: #VU29069

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11969

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache TomEE Webapp: 7.0.0 - 8.0.1

External links

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

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.