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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3679-1 (jackrabbit - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Lukas Reschke discovered that Apache Jackrabbit, an implementation of the Content Repository for Java Technology API, did not correctly check the Content-Type header on HTTP POST requests, enabling Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks by malicious web sites.
Affected Software
Affected Software
jackrabbit on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.6-1+deb8u2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12.4-1. We recommend that you upgrade your jackrabbit packages.