Red Hat Security Advisory 2012-0036-01 - The mod_cluster native component provides a native build of mod_cluster for the Apache HTTP Server. mod_cluster is an httpd-based load balancer. Like mod_jk, it uses a communication channel to forward requests from httpd to an application server node. It was found that mod_cluster allowed worker nodes to register on any virtual host, regardless of the security constraints applied to other vhosts. In a typical environment, there will be one vhost configured internally for worker nodes, and another configured externally for serving content. A remote attacker could use this flaw to register an attacker-controlled worker node via an external vhost that is not configured to apply security constraints, then use that worker node to serve malicious content, intercept credentials, and hijack user sessions.
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