CVE-2011-3609 Cross-site request forgery in JBoss Application Server

Medium 6.5 Published 26 Nov 2019 Updated 6 Aug 2024

A CSRF vulnerability in JBoss AS allows remote attackers to leak management console information by tricking an admin into visiting a malicious page.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2011-3609?

CVE-2011-3609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in JBoss Application Server, published on 26 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A CSRF issue was found in JBoss Application Server 7 before 7.1.0. JBoss did not properly restrict access to the management console information (for example via the "Access-Control-Allow-Origin" HTTP access control flag). This can lead to unauthorized information leak if a user with admin privileges visits a specially-crafted web page provided by a remote attacker.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3609?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Jboss Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3609?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-3609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66h8-2pwv-w4h6.