JuddiApplication · Apache
CVE-2009-1197
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedApache jUDDI before 2.0 allows attackers to spoof entries in log files via vectors related to error logging of keys from uddiget.jsp.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceApache jUDDI before 2.0 contains a log spoofing vulnerability in uddiget.jsp. When error conditions occur and keys are logged, the application fails to properly sanitize or escape special characters in the key values before writing them to log files. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary content into log entries by crafting malicious key values, potentially hiding their activities or causing confusion in log analysis.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
JuddiApplication
= 0.9= 2.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Apache jUDDI versionLocate the jUDDI installation directory and check for version information in the distribution or WAR file. Look for a version file, manifest, or check the WAR file metadata.Affected if The installed version is 0.9 or 2.0 (versions before the fix)
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Verify presence of vulnerable uddiget.jspLocate the uddiget.jsp file within the jUDDI web application directory (typically in the webapps or web directory of the WAR file).Affected if The file uddiget.jsp exists in the deployment
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Confirm logging is activeCheck the logging configuration files (such as log4j.xml, log4j.properties, or other logging configuration) to verify that logging is enabled for the jUDDI application.Affected if Logging is enabled and the application logs error conditions
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Test key parameter logging behaviorSubmit a request to uddiget.jsp with a crafted key parameter containing special characters (such as newline or carriage return characters) and examine the application log files to see if these characters are written directly without sanitization.Affected if Special characters from the key parameter appear unescaped in log output
A user is affected if they are running Apache jUDDI version 0.9 or 2.0 with the uddiget.jsp file present and logging enabled, such that crafted key parameters with special characters are written directly to logs without sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Apache jUDDI version 2.0 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability. If upgrading is not immediately possible, implement input validation on all key parameters before logging and ensure logging mechanisms properly escape or sanitize user-controlled input.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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