RHEL 7 : mod_auth_mellon (RHSA-2019:0766)

high Nessus Plugin ID 124099

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for mod_auth_mellon.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:0766 advisory.

- mod_auth_mellon: open redirect in logout url when using URLs with backslashes (CVE-2019-3877)

- mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow (CVE-2019-3878)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL mod_auth_mellon package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:0766.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 124099

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-0766.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 4/17/2019

Updated: 4/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3878

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_auth_mellon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_auth_mellon-diagnostics, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3877, CVE-2019-3878

CWE: 305, 601

RHSA: 2019:0766

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