CVE-2012-4431
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.32 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism via a request that lacks a session identifier.
Find out more about CVE-2012-4431 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of tomcat5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and tomcat6 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as they did not include the CSRF prevention filter.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server (tomcat6) | RHSA-2013:0266 | 2013-02-19 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server (jbossweb) | RHSA-2013:0647 | 2013-03-14 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.1 | RHSA-2013:1437 | 2013-10-16 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server (jbossweb) | RHSA-2013:0647 | 2013-03-14 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0 | RHSA-2013:0265 | 2013-02-19 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server (tomcat7) | RHSA-2013:0268 | 2013-02-19 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0 | RHSA-2013:0267 | 2013-02-19 |
| JBoss Data Grid 6.1 | RHSA-2013:0665 | 2013-03-20 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server (tomcat6) | RHSA-2013:0266 | 2013-02-19 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server (tomcat7) | RHSA-2013:0268 | 2013-02-19 |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.2 | RHSA-2013:1853 | 2013-12-17 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0 | RHSA-2013:0648 | 2013-03-14 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.1 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | jbossweb | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6 | Not affected |
External References
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