Apache Brooklyn is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
In Apache Brooklyn before 0.10.0, the REST server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could permit a malicious web site to produce a link which, if clicked whilst a user is logged in to Brooklyn, would cause the server to execute the attacker's commands as the user. There is known to be a proof-of-concept exploit using this vulnerability.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-jsgui | < 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resources | < 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8737
- https://github.com/apache/brooklyn-server/pull/430
- https://github.com/apache/brooklyn-ui/pull/37
- https://brooklyn.apache.org/community/security/CVE-2016-8737.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/877813aaaa0e636adbc36106b89a54e0e6918f0884e9c8b67d5d5953%40%3Cdev.brooklyn.apache.org%3E
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-352- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-jsgui, org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resources- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-g2hf-g7fh-vg92 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.brooklyn:brooklyn-rest-resources
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