Security Advisory WSO2-2016-0101
Published: 12th August 2016
OVERVIEW
WSO2 products are vulnerable to possible server shutdown through a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack.
DESCRIPTION
The attack involves tricking a privileged user to initiate a request to shutdown WSO2 Servers.
SOLUTION
The CSRF Valve improved to differentiate between the malicious requests from the legitimate requests by validating the referer header of the incoming request.
Apply the following patches based on your products by following the instructions in the README file. Patches can also be downloaded from http://wso2.com/security-patch-releases/.
If you have any questions, post them to security@wso2.com.
Code | Product | Version | Patch |
---|---|---|---|
AS | WSO2 Application Server | 5.3.0 | |
BPS | WSO2 Business Process Server | 3.5.1 | |
BRS | WSO2 Business Rules Server | 2.2.0 | |
CEP | WSO2 Complex Event Processor | 4.1.0 | |
DAS | WSO2 Data Analytics Server | 3.0.1 | |
DS | WSO2 Dashboard Server | 2.0.0 | |
DSS | WSO2 Data Services Server | 3.5.0 | |
EMM | WSO2 Enterprise Mobility Manager | 2.0.1 | |
ES | WSO2 Enterprise Store | 2.0.0 | |
ESB | WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus | 4.9.0 | |
IS | WSO2 Identity Server | 5.1.0 | |
MB | WSO2 Message Broker | 3.1.0 | |
ML | WSO2 Machine Learner | 1.1.0 |
NOTES
If you are using newer versions of the products than the ones mentioned in the “SOLUTION” section, this vulnerability is fixed.
CREDITS
WSO2 thanks, John Page aka hyp3rlinx for responsibly reporting the identified issues and working with us as we addressed them.