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Red Hat JBossEAP: Improper Authentication (CVE-2017-12196)

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Red Hat JBossEAP: Improper Authentication (CVE-2017-12196)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/12/2018
Created
09/20/2024
Added
09/19/2024
Modified
09/20/2024

Description

undertow before versions 1.4.18.SP1, 2.0.2.Final, 1.4.24.Final was found vulnerable when using Digest authentication, the server does not ensure that the value of URI in the Authorization header matches the URI in HTTP request line. This allows the attacker to cause a MITM attack and access the desired content on the server.. It was discovered that when using Digest authentication, the server does not ensure that the value of the URI in the authorization header matches the URI in the HTTP request line. This allows the attacker to execute a MITM attack and access the desired content on the server.

Solution(s)

  • red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest

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