# CVE-2016-6801: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CSRF content-type check in Jackrabbit-Webdav in Apache Jackrabbit 2.4.x before 2.4.6,

- Also known as: GHSA-9FC7-RHQ3-WM7X
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.4.6, 2.6.6, 2.8.3, 2.10.4, 2.12.4, and 1 more
- Published: 2016-09-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdav (Maven): from 2.4.0, fixed in 2.4.6
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdav (Maven): from 2.6.0, fixed in 2.6.6
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdav (Maven): from 2.8.0, fixed in 2.8.3
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdav (Maven): from 2.10.0, fixed in 2.10.4
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdav (Maven): from 2.12.0, fixed in 2.12.4
- org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdav (Maven): from 2.13.0, fixed in 2.13.3

## Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the CSRF content-type check in Jackrabbit-Webdav in Apache Jackrabbit 2.4.x before 2.4.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, 2.10.x before 2.10.4, 2.12.x before 2.12.4, and 2.13.x before 2.13.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that create a resource via an HTTP POST request with a (1) missing or (2) crafted Content-Type header.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdav, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4.6, 2.6.6, 2.8.3, 2.10.4, 2.12.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/14/6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3679
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-4009
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92966

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