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TITLE:
Apache Tomcat Web Application Manager / Host Manager Cross-Site
Request Forgery

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39261

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39261/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Tomcat, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery
attacks.

The Tomcat Web Application Manager and the Host Manager allow users
to perform certain actions via HTTP requests without performing any
validation checks to verify the requests. This can be exploited to
perform administrative actions (e.g. to stop or undeploy an
application, or add a virtual host) if a logged-in administrative
user visits a malicious web site.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5.5.28 and 6.0.26. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Close the browser after an administrative session in the Tomcat Web
Application Manager or the Host Manager. Do not browse untrusted web
sites or follow untrusted links while being logged-in to the
management interface.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported as enhancement for Tomcat version 7. Reported as
vulnerability in version 5.x and 6.x by Swatej Kumar via Secunia.

OTHER REFERENCES:
http://svn.eu.apache.org/repos/asf/tomcat/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml

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