Security restrictions bypass in JBoss Application Server - CVE-2016-7034

 

Security restrictions bypass in JBoss Application Server - CVE-2016-7034

Published: February 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10563
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7034
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions and perform CSRF attack.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of CSRF tokens. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to the system.


Affected software

JBoss Application Server

How to mitigate CVE-2016-7034

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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