CVE-2017-2589 — HIGH (8.7) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

It was discovered that the hawtio servlet 1.4 uses a single HttpClient instance to proxy requests with a persistent cookie store (cookies are stored locally and are not passed between the client and the end URL) which means all clients using that proxy are sharing the same cookies.

CVSS Score

8.7

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hawt	Hawtio	1.4.0
Redhat	Jboss Fuse	6.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2589Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2589Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-2589?

CVE-2017-2589 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.7 (HIGH). It was discovered that the hawtio servlet 1.4 uses a single HttpClient instance to proxy requests with a persistent cookie store (cookies are stored locally and are not passed between the client and t...

How severe is CVE-2017-2589?

CVE-2017-2589 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-2589?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Hawt Hawtio, Redhat Jboss Fuse.