Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Hannon Hill Cascade Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Hannon Hill Cascade Server Command Execution Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34389
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34389/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Hannon Hill Cascade Server,
which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable
system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of XSLT
stylesheets, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary Java code via
a specially crafted stylesheet.
Successful exploitation requires privileges to edit XSLT stylesheets.
SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users privileges to edit XSLT files.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Elliot Kendall, Emory University
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-March/068395.html
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