Description
The default configuration of the jserv-status handler in jserv.conf in Apache JServ 1.1.2 includes an "allow from 127.0.0.1" line, which allows local users to discover JDBC passwords or other sensitive information via a direct request to the jserv/ URI.
References
- 8412 third-party-advisory
- [java-apache-users] 20000929 jserv wrapper error mailing-list
- apache-jserv-env-information-disclosure(51946) vdb-entry
- http://archive.apache.org/dist/java/java.apache.org-www.tar.gz