PT-2016-3903 · Unknown · Shellinabox

Stephen Röttger · Published 2016-01-12 · Updated 2016-01-20 · CVE-2015-8400

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.4

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Shell In A Box versions prior to 2.19

Description The issue makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks. This is due to the HTTPS fallback implementation in the affected software. The attack can be conducted via the "/plain" URL.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.19, update to version 2.19 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "/plain" URL to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-8400

Affected Products

Shellinabox

References · 13

• https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/issues/355 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/releases/tag/v2.19 · Patch
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175224.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8400 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8400 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8400 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8400 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8400 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8400 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175117.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-8400 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/6 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/7 · Note