National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-4548
Original release date:08/27/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The login method in LoginModule implementations in Apache Geronimo 2.0 does not throw FailedLoginException for failed logins, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements, deploy arbitrary modules, and gain administrative access by sending a blank username and password with the command line deployer in the deployment module.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3404
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1201
External Source: MLIST
Name: [dev] 20070813 Geronimo 2.0 Release suspended due to security issue found before release
External Source: MISC
Name: http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/21/apache-geronimo-201-released.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/13/apache-geronimo-v20-release-delayed-due-to-security-issue.html