Vulnerability identifier: #VU20034

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10899

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Jolokia
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: Rolland Huss

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website and compromise the application.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Jolokia: 1.2.0 - 1.6.0

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External links
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2413
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10899
http://jolokia.org/changes-report.html#a1.6.1

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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.