CVE-2010-3544
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Oracle iPlanet Web Server (Sun Java System Web Server) component in Oracle Sun Products Suite 7.0 allows remote attackers to affect integrity and availability via unknown vectors related to Administration. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the October 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable source that this is cross-site request forgery (CSRF) that allows remote attackers to stop an instance via the management console.
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 confidenceCSRF vulnerability in Oracle iPlanet Web Server (Sun Java System Web Server) 7.0 administration console allows remote attackers to stop server instances via malicious requests. The vulnerability exploits the lack of anti-CSRF protection in administrative functions, enabling attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions like stopping the web server.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 7.0CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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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Confirm Oracle iPlanet Web Server versionCheck the installed version by querying the admin server or examining server version headers. In the admin console, navigate to the server node and view the version information, or use CLI tools if availableAffected if The installed version is exactly 7.0 (Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 or Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0)
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Verify admin console is enabled and accessibleDetermine if the administration console is enabled and reachable over the network. Check the admin server configuration for the admin port (typically 8989) and whether listener is activeAffected if The admin console is enabled and network-accessible (not restricted to localhost only)
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Check for anti-CSRF token implementation in admin formsAccess the admin console login page and any administrative action forms. Inspect the HTML source of forms that perform server management actions to verify if unique anti-CSRF tokens or session tokens are included with each requestAffected if Forms handling administrative functions (such as stopping server instances) lack anti-CSRF tokens or unique request identifiers
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Test for CSRF vulnerability with benign requestWith admin credentials, observe whether the admin console accepts management commands without requiring additional verification beyond session authentication. Check if actions like stopping instances can be triggered without token validationAffected if Administrative functions execute requests without validating that the request originated from the legitimate admin console session
A user is affected if they run Oracle iPlanet Web Server version 7.0 with the admin console enabled and accessible, and the administrative forms lack anti-CSRF token protection.
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 dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2010 or later. If no patch available, implement anti-CSRF tokens in admin console forms and consider upgrading to a supported Oracle iPlanet Web Server version.
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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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