Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-5500 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Plone

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
plone
CWE-352
nessus
NVD
Published: 2014-11-03
Updated: 2023-02-13

Summary

The batch id change script (renameObjectsByPaths.py) in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to change the titles of content items by leveraging a valid CSRF token in a crafted request.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Plone
78

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking)
    An attacker targets a system that uses JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as a transport mechanism between the client and the server (common in Web 2.0 systems using AJAX) to steal possibly confidential information transmitted from the server back to the client inside the JSON object by taking advantage of the loophole in the browser's Same Origin Policy that does not prohibit JavaScript from one website to be included and executed in the context of another website. An attacker gets the victim to visit his or her malicious page that contains a script tag whose source points to the vulnerable system with a URL that requests a response from the server containing a JSON object with possibly confidential information. The malicious page also contains malicious code to capture the JSON object returned by the server before any other processing on it can take place, typically by overriding the JavaScript function used to create new objects. This hook allows the malicious code to get access to the creation of each object and transmit the possibly sensitive contents of the captured JSON object to the attackers' server. There is nothing in the browser's security model to prevent the attackers' malicious JavaScript code (originating from attacker's domain) to set up an environment (as described above) to intercept a JSON object response (coming from the vulnerable target system's domain), read its contents and transmit to the attackers' controlled site. The same origin policy protects the domain object model (DOM), but not the JSON.
  • Cross-Domain Search Timing
    An attacker initiates cross domain HTTP / GET requests and times the server responses. The timing of these responses may leak important information on what is happening on the server. Browser's same origin policy prevents the attacker from directly reading the server responses (in the absence of any other weaknesses), but does not prevent the attacker from timing the responses to requests that the attacker issued cross domain. For GET requests an attacker could for instance leverage the "img" tag in conjunction with "onload() / onerror()" javascript events. For the POST requests, an attacker could leverage the "iframe" element and leverage the "onload()" event. There is nothing in the current browser security model that prevents an attacker to use these methods to time responses to the attackers' cross domain requests. The timing for these responses leaks information. For instance, if a victim has an active session with their online e-mail account, an attacker could issue search requests in the victim's mailbox. While the attacker is not able to view the responses, based on the timings of the responses, the attacker could ask yes / no questions as to the content of victim's e-mails, who the victim e-mailed, when, etc. This is but one example; There are other scenarios where an attacker could infer potentially sensitive information from cross domain requests by timing the responses while asking the right questions that leak information.
  • Cross Site Identification
    An attacker harvests identifying information about a victim via an active session that the victim's browser has with a social networking site. A victim may have the social networking site open in one tab or perhaps is simply using the "remember me" feature to keep his or her session with the social networking site active. An attacker induces a payload to execute in the victim's browser that transparently to the victim initiates a request to the social networking site (e.g., via available social network site APIs) to retrieve identifying information about a victim. While some of this information may be public, the attacker is able to harvest this information in context and may use it for further attacks on the user (e.g., spear phishing). In one example of an attack, an attacker may post a malicious posting that contains an image with an embedded link. The link actually requests identifying information from the social networking site. A victim who views the malicious posting in his or her browser will have sent identifying information to the attacker, as long as the victim had an active session with the social networking site. There are many other ways in which the attacker may get the payload to execute in the victim's browser mainly by finding a way to hide it in some reputable site that the victim visits. The attacker could also send the link to the victim in an e-mail and trick the victim into clicking on the link. This attack is basically a cross site request forgery attack with two main differences. First, there is no action that is performed on behalf of the user aside from harvesting information. So standard CSRF protection may not work in this situation. Second, what is important in this attack pattern is the nature of the data being harvested, which is identifying information that can be obtained and used in context. This real time harvesting of identifying information can be used as a prelude for launching real time targeted social engineering attacks on the victim.
  • Cross Site Request Forgery (aka Session Riding)
    An attacker crafts malicious web links and distributes them (via web pages, email, etc.), typically in a targeted manner, hoping to induce users to click on the link and execute the malicious action against some third-party application. If successful, the action embedded in the malicious link will be processed and accepted by the targeted application with the users' privilege level. This type of attack leverages the persistence and implicit trust placed in user session cookies by many web applications today. In such an architecture, once the user authenticates to an application and a session cookie is created on the user's system, all following transactions for that session are authenticated using that cookie including potential actions initiated by an attacker and simply "riding" the existing session cookie.

Nessus

  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2014-1194.NASL
    descriptionUpdated conga packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The Conga project is a management system for remote workstations. It consists of luci, which is a secure web-based front end, and ricci, which is a secure daemon that dispatches incoming messages to underlying management modules. It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not properly protect the administrator interface (control panel). A remote attacker could use this flaw to inject a specially crafted Python statement or script into Plone
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id79049
    published2014-11-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/79049
    titleRHEL 5 : conga (RHSA-2014:1194)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2014:1194. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(79049);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/24 15:35:38");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5485", "CVE-2012-5486", "CVE-2012-5488", "CVE-2012-5497", "CVE-2012-5498", "CVE-2012-5499", "CVE-2012-5500", "CVE-2013-6496", "CVE-2014-3521");
  script_bugtraq_id(69820, 69830);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2014:1194");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 5 : conga (RHSA-2014:1194)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated conga packages that fix multiple security issues and several
bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

The Conga project is a management system for remote workstations. It
consists of luci, which is a secure web-based front end, and ricci,
which is a secure daemon that dispatches incoming messages to
underlying management modules.

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly protect the administrator interface (control panel). A remote
attacker could use this flaw to inject a specially crafted Python
statement or script into Plone's restricted Python sandbox that, when
the administrator interface was accessed, would be executed with the
privileges of that administrator user. (CVE-2012-5485)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly sanitize HTTP headers provided within certain URL requests. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would cause the injected HTTP headers to be returned as a
part of the Plone HTTP response, potentially allowing the attacker to
perform other more advanced attacks. (CVE-2012-5486)

Multiple information leak flaws were found in the way conga processed
luci site extension-related URL requests. A remote, unauthenticated
attacker could issue a specially crafted HTTP request that, when
processed, would result in unauthorized information disclosure.
(CVE-2013-6496)

It was discovered that various components in the luci site
extension-related URLs were not properly restricted to administrative
users. A remote, authenticated attacker could escalate their
privileges to perform certain actions that should be restricted to
administrative users, such as adding users and systems, and viewing
log data. (CVE-2014-3521)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly protect the privilege of running RestrictedPython scripts. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would allow the attacker to submit and perform expensive
computations or, in conjunction with other attacks, be able to access
or alter privileged information. (CVE-2012-5488)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly enforce permissions checks on the membership database. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, could allow the attacker to enumerate user account names.
(CVE-2012-5497)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly handle the processing of requests for certain collections. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would lead to excessive I/O and/or cache resource
consumption. (CVE-2012-5498)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly handle the processing of very large values passed to an
internal utility function. A remote attacker could use a specially
crafted URL that, when processed, would lead to excessive memory
consumption. (CVE-2012-5499)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, allowed a
remote anonymous user to change titles of content items due to
improper permissions checks. (CVE-2012-5500)

The CVE-2014-3521 issue was discovered by Radek Steiger of Red Hat,
and the CVE-2013-6496 issue was discovered by Jan Pokorny of Red Hat.

In addition, these updated conga packages include several bug fixes.
Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory.
Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 Technical
Notes, linked to in the References section, for information on the
most significant of these changes

All conga users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After
installing this update, the luci and ricci services will be restarted
automatically."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5485"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5486"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5488"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5497"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5498"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5499"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5500"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6496"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3521"
  );
  # https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5f596184"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1194"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected conga-debuginfo, luci and / or ricci packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:conga-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:luci");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ricci");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/09/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/11/08");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^5([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 5.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2014:1194";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : yum_report 
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
    audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
  }
}
else
{
  flag = 0;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"conga-debuginfo-0.12.2-81.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"conga-debuginfo-0.12.2-81.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"luci-0.12.2-81.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"luci-0.12.2-81.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"ricci-0.12.2-81.el5")) flag++;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ricci-0.12.2-81.el5")) flag++;

  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    tested = pkg_tests_get();
    if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
    else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "conga-debuginfo / luci / ricci");
  }
}
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20140916_CONGA_ON_SL5_X.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not properly protect the administrator interface (control panel). A remote attacker could use this flaw to inject a specially crafted Python statement or script into Plone
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2014-10-14
    plugin id78417
    published2014-10-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/78417
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : conga on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20140916)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(78417);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5485", "CVE-2012-5486", "CVE-2012-5488", "CVE-2012-5497", "CVE-2012-5498", "CVE-2012-5499", "CVE-2012-5500", "CVE-2013-6496", "CVE-2014-3521");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : conga on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20140916)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly protect the administrator interface (control panel). A remote
attacker could use this flaw to inject a specially crafted Python
statement or script into Plone's restricted Python sandbox that, when
the administrator interface was accessed, would be executed with the
privileges of that administrator user. (CVE-2012-5485)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly sanitize HTTP headers provided within certain URL requests. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would cause the injected HTTP headers to be returned as a
part of the Plone HTTP response, potentially allowing the attacker to
perform other more advanced attacks. (CVE-2012-5486)

Multiple information leak flaws were found in the way conga processed
luci site extension-related URL requests. A remote, unauthenticated
attacker could issue a specially crafted HTTP request that, when
processed, would result in unauthorized information disclosure.
(CVE-2013-6496)

It was discovered that various components in the luci site extension-
related URLs were not properly restricted to administrative users. A
remote, authenticated attacker could escalate their privileges to
perform certain actions that should be restricted to administrative
users, such as adding users and systems, and viewing log data.
(CVE-2014-3521)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly protect the privilege of running RestrictedPython scripts. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would allow the attacker to submit and perform expensive
computations or, in conjunction with other attacks, be able to access
or alter privileged information. (CVE-2012-5488)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly enforce permissions checks on the membership database. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, could allow the attacker to enumerate user account names.
(CVE-2012-5497)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly handle the processing of requests for certain collections. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would lead to excessive I/O and/or cache resource
consumption. (CVE-2012-5498)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly handle the processing of very large values passed to an
internal utility function. A remote attacker could use a specially
crafted URL that, when processed, would lead to excessive memory
consumption. (CVE-2012-5499)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, allowed a
remote anonymous user to change titles of content items due to
improper permissions checks. (CVE-2012-5500)

The CVE-2014-3521 issue was discovered by Radek Steiger of Red Hat,
and the CVE-2013-6496 issue was discovered by Jan Pokorny of Red Hat.

Users are directed to the Scientific Linux 5.11 Technical Notes,
linked to in the References section, for information on the most
significant of these changes

After installing this update, the luci and ricci services will be
restarted automatically."
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1410&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=432
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?79272ecf"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected conga-debuginfo, luci and / or ricci packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:conga-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:luci");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ricci");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/09/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/09/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/10/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^5([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 5.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"conga-debuginfo-0.12.2-81.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"luci-0.12.2-81.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"ricci-0.12.2-81.el5")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "conga-debuginfo / luci / ricci");
}
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2014-1194.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2014:1194 : Updated conga packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The Conga project is a management system for remote workstations. It consists of luci, which is a secure web-based front end, and ricci, which is a secure daemon that dispatches incoming messages to underlying management modules. It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not properly protect the administrator interface (control panel). A remote attacker could use this flaw to inject a specially crafted Python statement or script into Plone
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id77735
    published2014-09-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/77735
    titleOracle Linux 5 : conga (ELSA-2014-1194)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2014:1194 and 
# Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2014-1194 respectively.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(77735);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/30 10:58:19");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5485", "CVE-2012-5486", "CVE-2012-5488", "CVE-2012-5497", "CVE-2012-5498", "CVE-2012-5499", "CVE-2012-5500", "CVE-2013-6496", "CVE-2014-3521");
  script_bugtraq_id(56341, 69820, 69830);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2014:1194");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 5 : conga (ELSA-2014-1194)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"From Red Hat Security Advisory 2014:1194 :

Updated conga packages that fix multiple security issues and several
bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

The Conga project is a management system for remote workstations. It
consists of luci, which is a secure web-based front end, and ricci,
which is a secure daemon that dispatches incoming messages to
underlying management modules.

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly protect the administrator interface (control panel). A remote
attacker could use this flaw to inject a specially crafted Python
statement or script into Plone's restricted Python sandbox that, when
the administrator interface was accessed, would be executed with the
privileges of that administrator user. (CVE-2012-5485)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly sanitize HTTP headers provided within certain URL requests. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would cause the injected HTTP headers to be returned as a
part of the Plone HTTP response, potentially allowing the attacker to
perform other more advanced attacks. (CVE-2012-5486)

Multiple information leak flaws were found in the way conga processed
luci site extension-related URL requests. A remote, unauthenticated
attacker could issue a specially crafted HTTP request that, when
processed, would result in unauthorized information disclosure.
(CVE-2013-6496)

It was discovered that various components in the luci site
extension-related URLs were not properly restricted to administrative
users. A remote, authenticated attacker could escalate their
privileges to perform certain actions that should be restricted to
administrative users, such as adding users and systems, and viewing
log data. (CVE-2014-3521)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly protect the privilege of running RestrictedPython scripts. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would allow the attacker to submit and perform expensive
computations or, in conjunction with other attacks, be able to access
or alter privileged information. (CVE-2012-5488)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly enforce permissions checks on the membership database. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, could allow the attacker to enumerate user account names.
(CVE-2012-5497)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly handle the processing of requests for certain collections. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would lead to excessive I/O and/or cache resource
consumption. (CVE-2012-5498)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly handle the processing of very large values passed to an
internal utility function. A remote attacker could use a specially
crafted URL that, when processed, would lead to excessive memory
consumption. (CVE-2012-5499)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, allowed a
remote anonymous user to change titles of content items due to
improper permissions checks. (CVE-2012-5500)

The CVE-2014-3521 issue was discovered by Radek Steiger of Red Hat,
and the CVE-2013-6496 issue was discovered by Jan Pokorny of Red Hat.

In addition, these updated conga packages include several bug fixes.
Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory.
Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 Technical
Notes, linked to in the References section, for information on the
most significant of these changes

All conga users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After
installing this update, the luci and ricci services will be restarted
automatically."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2014-September/004457.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected conga packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:luci");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ricci");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/09/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/09/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/09/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/OracleLinux")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux) .*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Oracle Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^5([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux 5", "Oracle Linux " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && "ia64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Oracle Linux", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL5", reference:"luci-0.12.2-81.0.2.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"EL5", reference:"ricci-0.12.2-81.0.2.el5")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "luci / ricci");
}
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2014-1194.NASL
    descriptionUpdated conga packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The Conga project is a management system for remote workstations. It consists of luci, which is a secure web-based front end, and ricci, which is a secure daemon that dispatches incoming messages to underlying management modules. It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not properly protect the administrator interface (control panel). A remote attacker could use this flaw to inject a specially crafted Python statement or script into Plone
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id77989
    published2014-10-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/77989
    titleCentOS 5 : conga (CESA-2014:1194)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2014:1194 and 
# CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2014:1194 respectively.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(77989);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5485", "CVE-2012-5486", "CVE-2012-5488", "CVE-2012-5497", "CVE-2012-5498", "CVE-2012-5499", "CVE-2012-5500", "CVE-2013-6496", "CVE-2014-3521");
  script_bugtraq_id(56341, 69820, 69830);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2014:1194");

  script_name(english:"CentOS 5 : conga (CESA-2014:1194)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated conga packages that fix multiple security issues and several
bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

The Conga project is a management system for remote workstations. It
consists of luci, which is a secure web-based front end, and ricci,
which is a secure daemon that dispatches incoming messages to
underlying management modules.

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly protect the administrator interface (control panel). A remote
attacker could use this flaw to inject a specially crafted Python
statement or script into Plone's restricted Python sandbox that, when
the administrator interface was accessed, would be executed with the
privileges of that administrator user. (CVE-2012-5485)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly sanitize HTTP headers provided within certain URL requests. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would cause the injected HTTP headers to be returned as a
part of the Plone HTTP response, potentially allowing the attacker to
perform other more advanced attacks. (CVE-2012-5486)

Multiple information leak flaws were found in the way conga processed
luci site extension-related URL requests. A remote, unauthenticated
attacker could issue a specially crafted HTTP request that, when
processed, would result in unauthorized information disclosure.
(CVE-2013-6496)

It was discovered that various components in the luci site
extension-related URLs were not properly restricted to administrative
users. A remote, authenticated attacker could escalate their
privileges to perform certain actions that should be restricted to
administrative users, such as adding users and systems, and viewing
log data. (CVE-2014-3521)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly protect the privilege of running RestrictedPython scripts. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would allow the attacker to submit and perform expensive
computations or, in conjunction with other attacks, be able to access
or alter privileged information. (CVE-2012-5488)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly enforce permissions checks on the membership database. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, could allow the attacker to enumerate user account names.
(CVE-2012-5497)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly handle the processing of requests for certain collections. A
remote attacker could use a specially crafted URL that, when
processed, would lead to excessive I/O and/or cache resource
consumption. (CVE-2012-5498)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, did not
properly handle the processing of very large values passed to an
internal utility function. A remote attacker could use a specially
crafted URL that, when processed, would lead to excessive memory
consumption. (CVE-2012-5499)

It was discovered that Plone, included as a part of luci, allowed a
remote anonymous user to change titles of content items due to
improper permissions checks. (CVE-2012-5500)

The CVE-2014-3521 issue was discovered by Radek Steiger of Red Hat,
and the CVE-2013-6496 issue was discovered by Jan Pokorny of Red Hat.

In addition, these updated conga packages include several bug fixes.
Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory.
Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 Technical
Notes, linked to in the References section, for information on the
most significant of these changes

All conga users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After
installing this update, the luci and ricci services will be restarted
automatically."
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2014-September/020611.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c2762c18"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected conga packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2012-5485");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:luci");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ricci");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:5");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/09/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/09/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/10/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"CentOS Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/release");
if (isnull(release) || "CentOS" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CentOS(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "CentOS");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^5([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS 5.x", "CentOS " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "CentOS", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-5", reference:"luci-0.12.2-81.el5.centos")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-5", reference:"ricci-0.12.2-81.el5.centos")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "luci / ricci");
}

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2014:1194
rpms
  • conga-debuginfo-0:0.12.2-81.el5
  • luci-0:0.12.2-81.el5
  • ricci-0:0.12.2-81.el5

References