Apache Tomcat Manager Common Administrative Credentials
critical Nessus Plugin ID 34970
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Synopsis
The management console for the remote web server is protected using a known set of credentials.Description
Nessus was able to gain access to the Manager web application for the remote Tomcat server using a known set of credentials. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to install a malicious application on the affected server and run arbitrary code with Tomcat's privileges (usually SYSTEM on Windows, or the unprivileged 'tomcat' account on Unix). Note that worms are known to propagate this way.Solution
Edit the associated 'tomcat-users.xml' file and change or remove the affected set of credentials.See Also
https://markmail.org/thread/wfu4nff5chvkb6xp
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=834047
http://www.nessus.org/u?e7339edb
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 34970
File Name: tomcat_manager_common_creds.nasl
Version: 1.39
Type: remote
Family: Web Servers
Published: 11/26/2008
Updated: 11/15/2018
Dependencies: tomcat_error_version.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Tomcat
Excluded KB Items: global_settings/supplied_logins_only
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Execution)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3548, CVE-2010-4094, CVE-2010-0557, CVE-2009-3099