CVE-2007-4548 Information

Description

The login method in LoginModule implementations in Apache Geronimo 2.0 does not throw FailedLoginException for failed logins which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements deploy arbitrary modules and gain administrative access by sending a blank username and password with the command line deployer in the deployment module.

Reference

http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/13/apache-geronimo-v20-release-delayed-due-to-security-issue.html http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/21/apache-geronimo-201-released.html http://www.nabble.com/Geronimo-2.0-Release-suspended-due-to-security-issue-found-before-release-t4263667s134.html https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1201 https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3404