OWASP Stinger multipart encoded request security bypass
| owasp-stinger-multipart-security-bypass (35981) |  Low Risk |
Description:
OWASP Stinger could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. By sending a specially-crafted multipart encoded request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass stinger security restrictions, which could be used to launch further attacks against the affected system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of OWASP Stinger (2.5 or later), available from the OWASP Stinger Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Aug 13 2007 - 11:45:21 CDT: Bypassing servlet input validation filters (OWASP Stinger + Struts example).
- OWASP Stinger Web site: Category:OWASP Stinger Project - OWASP.
- BID-25294: OWASP Stinger Filter Bypass Weakness
- CVE-2007-4385: OWASP Stinger before 2.5 allows remote attackers to bypass input validation routines by using multipart encoded requests instead of form-urlencoded requests. NOTE: this might be used to expose vulnerabilities in applications that would otherwise be protected by the validation routines.
- SA26441: OWASP Stinger Multipart Encoded Request Security Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1018555: Stinger Lets Remote Users Bypass Validation Filters with Multipart Encoded Requests
Platforms Affected:
- OWASP Stinger prior to 2.5
Reported:
Aug 13, 2007
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