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NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : tomcat Vulnerability (NS-SA-2020-0085)

2020-12-0900:00:00
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The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has tomcat packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

  • When using the Apache JServ Protocol (AJP), care must be taken when trusting incoming connections to Apache Tomcat. Tomcat treats AJP connections as having higher trust than, for example, a similar HTTP connection. If such connections are available to an attacker, they can be exploited in ways that may be surprising. In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.30, 8.5.0 to 8.5.50 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.99, Tomcat shipped with an AJP Connector enabled by default that listened on all configured IP addresses. It was expected (and recommended in the security guide) that this Connector would be disabled if not required. This vulnerability report identified a mechanism that allowed: - returning arbitrary files from anywhere in the web application - processing any file in the web application as a JSP Further, if the web application allowed file upload and stored those files within the web application (or the attacker was able to control the content of the web application by some other means) then this, along with the ability to process a file as a JSP, made remote code execution possible. It is important to note that mitigation is only required if an AJP port is accessible to untrusted users. Users wishing to take a defence-in-depth approach and block the vector that permits returning arbitrary files and execution as JSP may upgrade to Apache Tomcat 9.0.31, 8.5.51 or 7.0.100 or later. A number of changes were made to the default AJP Connector configuration in 9.0.31 to harden the default configuration. It is likely that users upgrading to 9.0.31, 8.5.51 or 7.0.100 or later will need to make small changes to their configurations.
    (CVE-2020-1938)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from ZTE advisory NS-SA-2020-0085. The text
# itself is copyright (C) ZTE, Inc.
##

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(143968);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/01/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-1938");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/03/17");
  script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2020-0021");

  script_name(english:"NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : tomcat Vulnerability (NS-SA-2020-0085)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote machine is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has tomcat packages installed that are affected by
a vulnerability:

  - When using the Apache JServ Protocol (AJP), care must be taken when trusting incoming connections to
    Apache Tomcat. Tomcat treats AJP connections as having higher trust than, for example, a similar HTTP
    connection. If such connections are available to an attacker, they can be exploited in ways that may be
    surprising. In Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.30, 8.5.0 to 8.5.50 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.99, Tomcat shipped
    with an AJP Connector enabled by default that listened on all configured IP addresses. It was expected
    (and recommended in the security guide) that this Connector would be disabled if not required. This
    vulnerability report identified a mechanism that allowed: - returning arbitrary files from anywhere in the
    web application - processing any file in the web application as a JSP Further, if the web application
    allowed file upload and stored those files within the web application (or the attacker was able to control
    the content of the web application by some other means) then this, along with the ability to process a
    file as a JSP, made remote code execution possible. It is important to note that mitigation is only
    required if an AJP port is accessible to untrusted users. Users wishing to take a defence-in-depth
    approach and block the vector that permits returning arbitrary files and execution as JSP may upgrade to
    Apache Tomcat 9.0.31, 8.5.51 or 7.0.100 or later. A number of changes were made to the default AJP
    Connector configuration in 9.0.31 to harden the default configuration. It is likely that users upgrading
    to 9.0.31, 8.5.51 or 7.0.100 or later will need to make small changes to their configurations.
    (CVE-2020-1938)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2020-0085");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL tomcat packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for
more information.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-1938");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/02/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/12/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/12/09");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/ZTE-CGSL/release", "Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}

include('audit.inc');
include('global_settings.inc');
include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

release = get_kb_item('Host/ZTE-CGSL/release');
if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^CGSL (MAIN|CORE)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'NewStart Carrier Grade Server Linux');

if (release !~ "CGSL CORE 5.05" &&
    release !~ "CGSL MAIN 5.05")
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / NewStart CGSL MAIN 5.05');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'NewStart Carrier Grade Server Linux', cpu);

flag = 0;

pkgs = {
  'CGSL CORE 5.05': [
    'tomcat-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-admin-webapps-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-docs-webapp-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-el-2.2-api-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-javadoc-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-jsp-2.2-api-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-jsvc-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-lib-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-servlet-3.0-api-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-webapps-7.0.76-11.el7_7'
  ],
  'CGSL MAIN 5.05': [
    'tomcat-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-admin-webapps-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-docs-webapp-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-el-2.2-api-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-javadoc-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-jsp-2.2-api-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-jsvc-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-lib-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-servlet-3.0-api-7.0.76-11.el7_7',
    'tomcat-webapps-7.0.76-11.el7_7'
  ]
};
pkg_list = pkgs[release];

foreach (pkg in pkg_list)
  if (rpm_check(release:'ZTE ' + release, reference:pkg)) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'tomcat');
}