CVE-2013-6357 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Manager application of Apache Tomcat versions 5.5.25 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack authenticated administrator sessions to manipulate application deployment, specifically via POST requests to URIs like /manager/html/undeploy?path=. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While the vendor disputes its significance, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB (EDB-29435), though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit/Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.5.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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