JuddiApplication · Apache
CVE-2015-5241
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 · uneditedAfter logging into the portal, the logout jsp page redirects the browser back to the login page after. It is feasible for malicious users to redirect the browser to an unintended web page in Apache jUDDI 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, and 3.1.5 when utilizing the portlets based user interface also known as 'Pluto', 'jUDDI Portal', 'UDDI Portal' or 'uddi-console'. User session data, credentials, and auth tokens are cleared before the redirect.
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 confidenceOpen redirect vulnerability in Apache jUDDI's logout JSP page (versions 3.1.2-3.1.5) in the portlet-based UI. After clearing session data, credentials, and auth tokens, the logout page redirects users to the login page but fails to validate the redirect destination, allowing attackers to specify arbitrary URLs for phishing or malicious redirects.
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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
= 3.1.2= 3.1.3= 3.1.4= 3.1.5CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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 and inspect the juddi-version file, manifest, or war file metadata to determine the exact version of Apache jUDDI deployed in your environment.Affected if The installed version matches 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, or 3.1.5.
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Confirm portlet-based UI deploymentCheck whether the portlet-based UI component (juddi-portlet) is deployed in your application server. Look for portlet WAR files, portlet descriptor files, or the presence of portlet-specific directories in the deployed application.Affected if The portlet-based UI is deployed and active.
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Locate the logout JSPFind the logout JSP page within the portlet-based UI deployment. Search for files named logout.jsp or similar in the portlet web application directory.Affected if A logout JSP file exists in the portlet UI component.
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Inspect redirect logicExamine the logout JSP source code for redirect functionality. Look for code that handles a redirect parameter, forward, or sendRedirect after clearing session data. Check whether the destination URL is validated against a whitelist or restricted to relative paths.Affected if The logout page contains redirect code that does NOT validate or restrict the redirect destination URL.
You are affected if you run Apache jUDDI versions 3.1.2 through 3.1.5, have the portlet-based UI deployed, and the logout JSP contains unrestricted redirect logic.
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 dataImplement strict validation of redirect URLs in the logout JSP to ensure only relative paths or whitelisted domains are allowed; validate and sanitize any redirect parameters before use.
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