CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
46.3%
Apache Tomcat is prone to a cross-site request forgery
(CSRF) vulnerability.
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CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:tomcat";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117257");
script_version("2021-03-18T07:02:00+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-03-18 07:02:00 +0000 (Thu, 18 Mar 2021)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-03-18 06:53:06 +0000 (Thu, 18 Mar 2021)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_cve_id("CVE-2013-6357"); # nb: The CVE is DISPUTED but the vulnerability is valid and underestimated by the vendor.
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
script_name("Apache Tomcat <= 5.5.25 CSRF Vulnerability - Windows");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web Servers");
script_dependencies("gb_apache_tomcat_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("apache/tomcat/detected", "Host/runs_windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Tomcat is prone to a cross-site request forgery
(CSRF) vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The CSRF vulnerability affecting the Manager
application of Apache Tomcat. An attacker can trick an administrator to perform the
following activities:
- stop an existing application
- undeploy an existing application
- deploy a new application");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the
target host.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Tomcat through 5.5.25.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one
year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features,
remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.webapp-security.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Apache-Tomcat-5.5.25-CSRF-Vulnerabilities.txt");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29435");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_is_less_equal(version: version, test_version: "5.5.25")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.5.25", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);