Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in axis2-admin/axis2-admin/engagingglobally in the administration console in Apache Axis2/Java 1.4.1, 1.5.1, and possibly other versions, as used in SAP Business Objects 12, 3com IMC, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the modules parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apache Axis2 Administration Console - (Authenticated) Cross-Site Scripting EDB-12689 · webapps · May 21, 2010
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.axis2.wso2:axis2 | >= 1.4.1, < 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | GHSA-23x8-j7hm-5xwf |
References
- axis2-modules-xss(58790) vdb-entry
- 39906 third-party-advisory
- 12689 exploit
- https://kb.juniper.net/KB27373
- http://www.procheckup.com/vulnerability_manager/vulnerabilities/pr10-03
- http://spl0it.org/files/talks/source_barcelona10/Hacking%20SAP%20BusinessObjects.pdf
- ADV-2010-1215 vdb-entry
- 40327 vdb-entry
- 20100521 PR10-03: Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) within the Apache Axis2 administration console mailing-list
- 64844 vdb-entry